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• Back to school: After Irma, Florida classes begin resuming

  18-09-2017 23:59 via krqe.com
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Windy Dees told her sport administration students at the University of Miami that they likely wouldn’t see each other for a few days after Hurricane Irma hit.
  Their separation has lasted two weeks, and counting.
  “Saying it’d be a few days,” Dees said. “That’s funny now.”
  Slowly, Florida school vacations caused by Irma are ending. Public schools in Miami-Dade County and Broward County — the state’s two biggest s
  
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• Couch potatoes, rejoice: it's actually possible to be allergic to exercise

  18-09-2017 23:56
  
  It's a real thing—and it's pretty serious.
  
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• Senate GOP musters final push to erase Obama health care law

  18-09-2017 23:54 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans revved up a final push Monday to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law, an effort that faces low odds of success and just a two-week window to pass. Adding more risk, senators would be in the dark about the bill’s impact on Americans, since the Congressional Budget Office says crucial estimates won’t be ready in time for a vote.
  Democrats backed by doctors, hospitals, and patients’ groups mustered an all-out effort to
  
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• Woman's Facebook post goes viral after grieving grandfather's generosity

  18-09-2017 23:48
  
  "I just lost my 2-year-old grandson last week. You take this money and buy this boy all three dinosaurs."
  
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• ‘That's the mind of a bad spirit’: Woman accused of dismembering boyfriend

  18-09-2017 23:26
  
  A woman in Texas was arrested this week on suspicion that she killed her boyfriend then used a machete to dismember him before discarding his remains.
  
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• Dad who lost 3-year-old to sepsis is warning others about the symptoms

  18-09-2017 23:25
  
  It's the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals.
  
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• Toys R Us could be close to filing bankruptcy

  18-09-2017 23:14
  
  The toy retailer is exploring the option of bankruptcy as a way to address their $400 million debt due in 2018.
  
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• No boundary changes for New Mexico’s 2 national monuments

  18-09-2017 22:59 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The boundaries of two national monuments in New Mexico that were part of an expansive federal review would remain unchanged under recommendations made by U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, providing some relief to the groups that had come out in support of the designations.
  The recommendations for the Rio Grande del Norte monument near the New Mexico-Colorado state line and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks monument along the sout
  
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• This teen cancer survivor ran a half marathon wearing a Cinderella dress for a moving reason

  18-09-2017 22:48
  
  Dressed like a princess, she ran like a queen.
  
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• Young immigrants shout down Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi

  18-09-2017 22:44
  
  The Democratic leader was barely able to speak over the chorus of chants Monday, including shouts of "undocumented and unafraid."At one point, she said, "Just stop it."
  
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• Flush with cash: Wads of cut-up money found in toilets

  18-09-2017 22:41
  
  An official has confirmed that wads of cut-up money mysteriously turned up jammed into the toilets at several businesses.
  
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• Las Cruces installs 2 new electric car charging stations

  18-09-2017 22:32 via krqe.com
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Drivers of electric cars can now get a charge when they visit Las Cruces.
  The city has installed two electric car charging stations on city property.
  One is located at the end of the plaza near the city’s center. The other is at Albert Johnson Park near City Hall.
  According to the Sun News, Tesla donated the stations to the city and helped pay for part of the installation.
  On one side of the charging station is a port for Tesla vehicles and on the other
  
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• Arborist fells trees at 83 years old

  18-09-2017 22:23
  
  An 83-year-old arborist continues his career of cutting down trees.
  
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• Protesters make good on threat to disrupt St. Louis business

  18-09-2017 22:20 via krqe.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — When a former police officer was acquitted in the fatal shooting of a black suspect, protesters vowed to show their disdain by disrupting business in downtown St. Louis. They quickly succeeded.
  The unrest that followed Friday’s ruling closed large corporate offices, shut down restaurants and bars and even forced U2 to call off a concert that would have drawn 50,000 fans into the heart of the city. And protest organizers may not be done.
  The demonstrations engulfed th
  
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• 7-year-old has emotional surprise reunion with Navy Reservist mother

  18-09-2017 22:16
  
  "She thinks that I'm coming home next week. I told her I'd be back Tuesday or Wednesday.”
  
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• Trump says he's pondering an armed forces parade to show nation's military might

  18-09-2017 22:14
  
  President Donald Trump says he is considering having an armed forces parade in Washington on the Fourth of July to showcase the nation's military might.
  
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• Former 'Bama band member joins grandson on field

  18-09-2017 22:05
  
  Fay Black joined her grandson for one more performance in the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band.
  
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• Push in Congress could help New Mexico pecan farmers

  18-09-2017 22:04 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There has been a push in Congress to provide some help to New Mexico pecan farmers.
  Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are joining other lawmakers in an effort to lower the tariffs on pecan exports in India.
  They say it is a trade barrier not imposed on other tree nut producers and there are fewer nations in the world that hold greater potential for trade partnership with the U.S. than India.
  New Mexico is the second largest pecan-producing state in the
  
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• Hurricane Maria grows, threatens storm-battered Caribbean

  18-09-2017 22:01 via krqe.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria grew into a Category 3 storm on Monday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters warned it was likely to grow even stronger.
  The storm was on a path that would take it near many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and then on toward a possible direct strike into Puerto Rico on Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane.
  “This storm promises to be catastrophic for our
  
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• Cat 5 Hurricane Maria threatens storm-battered Caribbean

  18-09-2017 22:01 via krqe.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm Monday as it surged toward islands in the eastern Caribbean, and forecasters warned it might become even stronger.
  The storm’s eye was expected to pass near Dominica during the night and then on Tuesday brush past many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and head toward a possible direct strike on Puerto Rico on Wednesday.
  On Dominica, zinc roofs began blow
  
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• Your kids want a tattoo or piercing? Here's what pediatricians recommend

  18-09-2017 21:47
  
  Here's how to talk to your kids about tattoos and piercings.
  
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• Is your computer infected? Popular free software distributed malware to millions

  18-09-2017 21:47
  
  A popular free software program distributed malware to more than 2 million devices last month.
  
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• New Oreo flavor hits store shelves

  18-09-2017 21:43
  
  Cookie Butter Oreos are the new flavor by the iconic snack brand
  
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• Watch the scary moment a biker crossed paths with a bear on a trail

  18-09-2017 21:41
  
  This would be almost...unbearable.
  
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• US immigrants sue over Trump’s end of deportation protection

  18-09-2017 21:30 via krqe.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Six immigrants brought to the United States as children who became teachers, graduate students and a lawyer sued the Trump administration on Monday over its decision to end a program shielding them from deportation.
  The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco alleges the move violated the constitutional rights of immigrants who lack legal status and provided information about themselves to the U.S. government so they could participate in the program.
  “The
  
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• Not all heroes wear capes: 2 brave kids save residents from fire

  18-09-2017 21:30
  
  "We were just thinking about helping the people. And we weren't trying to get hurt, so we covered up our nose and stuff."
  
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• Charter bus barrels into NYC bus, killing 3 and injuring 16

  18-09-2017 21:20 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A charter bus barreled through an intersection, slammed into a city bus and then plowed onto a sidewalk and into a building Monday, killing three people.
  Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was shocked by the “sheer destruction” and noted that one of the people killed was a pedestrian simply walking down the sidewalk when the collision happened “out of nowhere.”
  The other dead were the tour bus driver and a passenger on the city bus. Sixteen other people we
  
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• McDonald’s to switch out Happy Meal apple juice

  18-09-2017 21:10 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Happy Meal is getting a new apple juice.
  McDonald’s says it will swap out Minute Maid juice cartons for an organic one by Honest Kids. Both brands are made by the Coca-Cola Co., but the Honest Kids juice has half the calories and less sugar.
  The move is the latest by the fast-food company to try and appeal to customer’s changing tastes. It has removed, for example, artificial preservatives and other ingredients from its Chicken McNuggets. And over the y
  
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• Texas inmate, woman get prison for drug-soaked greeting card

  18-09-2017 21:04 via krqe.com
  PLANO, Texas (AP) — A North Texas jail inmate and a female friend who acknowledged mailing him a greeting card soaked in liquid methamphetamine must serve more than four years in federal prison.
  Prosecutors on Monday announced the punishment for 29-year-old Amanda Lynn Mollison of Allen and 39-year-old Justin Chadwick Brown of Grand Prairie.
  Mollison in May pleaded guilty to providing contraband in prison. Brown pleaded guilty to possession of such contraband.
  
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• Mom finds 'mouse' in her son's bed and the internet can't stop laughing

  18-09-2017 20:47
  
  This "brave" mom was not prepared for what she found, or what it turned out to be.
  
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• 21 shots in 6 seconds: Incredible video captures deadly shootout

  18-09-2017 20:45
  
  At least two surveillance cameras captured the hail of bullets as they whizzed down the street
  
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• St. Louis unrest: 80 people arrested as protests move into Day 4

  18-09-2017 20:39
  
  Over 150 protesters blocked a busy St. Louis street during Monday's morning rush hour
  
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• Incredible photo of a nurse caring for woman post-birth goes viral

  18-09-2017 20:31
  
  "That moment when I was so vulnerable, so tired, scared, shaky ..."
  
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• Teacher spends 70 hours creating a classroom straight out of 'Harry Potter'

  18-09-2017 20:16
  
  This classroom looks like it could be in Hogwarts!
  
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• Police search for thieves in Durango jewelry heist

  18-09-2017 20:07 via krqe.com
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Police are searching for the thieves who stole more than 300 pieces of Native American jewelry from a Durango jewelry store.
  Police tell the Durango Herald, the heist happened either last Tuesday or Wednesday night at Toh-Atin Gallery.
  They say the thieves forced themselves into the building, broke off the lock on the cases and stole Navajo and Zuni bracelets and necklaces.
  Police believe the stolen jewelry could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  Polic
  
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• 2017 Mayoral Election: Meet the Candidates

  18-09-2017 20:00 via krqe.com
  Get to know the mayoral candidates. Watch KRQE’s extended interviews, the mayoral debate, and our mayoral special where the candidates answered questions about the issues that matter most to the people of Albuquerque, mainly crime and the economy.
  Editor’s note: Ricardo Chaves declined our request for an interview as well as our request to partake in the Mayoral Debate held on September 11, 2017
  Extended InterviewsMayoral Candidate Interview: Brian Colon - Watch KRQE News 13's extend
  
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• HS football team lifts spirits of grieving teammate

  18-09-2017 19:58
  
  After one player lost his beloved dog, the entire team came together to make things better.
  
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• Trump on future of Iran nuclear deal: ‘You’ll see very soon’

  18-09-2017 19:52
  
  President Donald Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and says they "are giving it an absolute go'" in Middle East peace talks.
  
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• Annual Safety Week begins at UNM

  18-09-2017 19:51 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM officials are hoping to make the university safer through Safety Week.
  UNM President Chaouki Abdallah kicked things off with a proclamation of Safety Week.
  There will also be a Safe Zone Training class Monday.
  September is Campus Safety Awareness Month, a time when campuses across the country remind students of their policies.
  Throughout the week, students can take part in the annual campus siren tests and a “Campus Safety Walk.”
  &l
  
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• AGs want health insurers to review policies in opioid fight

  18-09-2017 19:41 via krqe.com
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys general from 35 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are urging health insurers to review their policies for pain management treatment to spark higher use of alternatives to opioid prescriptions.
  West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday announced the bipartisan coalition’s efforts in the ongoing fight to end opioid addiction.
  Morrisey says in a news release that the coalition wants health insurers to
  
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• Police ask for help identifying YETI Cooler thieves

  18-09-2017 19:34 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Last Thursday, September 14, two female suspects entered the REI store near Montano and I-25 and stole four coolers.
  The thieves selected four YETI brand soft coolers, which have a combined value of over $1,200, and fled without paying for them.
  The women drove away in a model silver/gray Volvo Sedan.
  Detectives are asking for assistance identifying both women pictured in the surveillance footage.
  If you know who these thieves are or have any infor
  
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• APD in search of expensive cooler thieves

  18-09-2017 19:18
  
  Albuquerque police are looking for two women who allegedly stole high-end coolers from REI.
  
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• Kate Walsh reveals she was diagnosed with a brain tumor two years ago

  18-09-2017 19:15
  
  The Grey's Anatomy actress speaks exclusively here about her diagnosis, her recovery, and what she's learned.
  
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• All the best looks from the Emmys after-parties

  18-09-2017 19:02
  
  Because you can't tear up the dance floor in a gown.
  
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• Calling suggestions for Lobo Basketball student section

  18-09-2017 19:01
  
  Have an idea of what to name the student section for Lobo Basketball?
  
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• 2nd trial begins for guard accused of raping inmate

  18-09-2017 18:58 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jury selection is underway for a new trial for Enock Arviso, the former jail guard accused of raping an inmate.
  Enock Arvizo resigned from the Metropolitan Detention Center in 2015.
  An inmate claimed he raped her in a District Court elevator while escorting her from a hearing.
  After she came forward, two other inmates did as well.
  Bernalillo County paid more than two million dollars to the three women.
  In May, Arvizo went to trail for the first case involvin
  
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