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• Celebrities are speaking out against Harvey Weinstein

  13-10-2017 23:42
  
  After sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein began to spread from many actresses in Hollywood, other members of the industry, including Meryl Streep and Emma Watson, have voiced their support for the alleged victims.
  
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• Roswell allows city employees to carry guns at workplace

  13-10-2017 23:13
  
  Roswell previously prohibited its employees from carrying firearms on city property or their vehicles while on duty, except for police officers, firefighters and some others.
  
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• Pregnant woman uses bike, toddler trailer to save family from California wildfires

  13-10-2017 23:10
  
  "Honestly, I've never, in my life, felt like I was going to die like that moment."
  
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• A full list of Harvey Weinstein's accusers and their allegations

  13-10-2017 23:10
  
  Actresses Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Léa Seydoux, and Cara Delevingne are among the women who have come forward
  
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• Cty councilors consider new location for Roswell tent city

  13-10-2017 23:03 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – City councilors considered a proposal for a third location for a tent city in Roswell.
  If approved, it could be right outside of downtown, off of Grand Avenue and Alameda.
  The proposal comes after a push to get the homeless out of the Berrendo Creek area. 
  The Homeless Coalition is worried people on the streets will be arrested if a location isn’t chosen soon.
  “I asked the Chaves County Detention Center where they would go. They go to Municipal Court
  
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• City councilors consider new location for Roswell tent city

  13-10-2017 23:03 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – City councilors considered a proposal for a third location for a tent city in Roswell.
  If approved, it could be right outside of downtown, off of Grand Avenue and Alameda.
  The proposal comes after a push to get the homeless out of the Berrendo Creek area. 
  The Homeless Coalition is worried people on the streets will be arrested if a location isn’t chosen soon.
  “I asked the Chaves County Detention Center where they would go. They go to Municipal Court
  
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• New Mexico's most devastating wildfires

  13-10-2017 22:56
  
  Here are some of the state's most destructive wildfires.
  
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• Sale finalized for New Mexico’s Ruidoso Downs

  13-10-2017 22:52 via krqe.com
  RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. (AP) — The sale of a southern New Mexico racetrack and casino that plays host to one of the nation’s most prestigious quarter-horse races has been finalized.
  Officials at Ruidoso Downs announced the closure of the sale Friday as state gaming regulators approved license applications for the new owners.
  The ownership group — All American Ruidoso Downs, LLC — is made up of Stan Sigman, John Andreini, Narciso “Chicho&rdq
  
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• Multiple states trying to stop Trump's Obamacare decision

  13-10-2017 22:52
  
  Multiple states are suing over President Donald Trump's decision to end a provision of the federal health care law that lowered out-of-pocket medical costs for millions of Americans.
  
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• US House speaker vows to secure money needed by Puerto Rico

  13-10-2017 22:44 via krqe.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to help Puerto Rico secure the money it needs to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria after touring the disaster zone Friday and seeing what he called the “dire conditions” facing many across the island.
  Ryan toured the island in a helicopter at the head of a congressional delegation and met with local officials and representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the first time since Maria swep
  
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• New Mexico's most destructive wildfires

  13-10-2017 22:39
  
  Here are some of the most devastating wildfires in our state's history.
  
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• How you can help people affected by the California wildfires

  13-10-2017 22:38
  
  Communities in California are facing devastation and destruction after the deadliest week of wildfires the state has ever seen. Here's how you can help victims of the disaster.
  
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• Country star Jason Aldean resumes tour after Vegas shooting

  13-10-2017 22:35 via krqe.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Country star Jason Aldean brought the party back Thursday in his return to the stage following the deadly mass shooting that broke out while he was performing in Las Vegas, but the fun was tempered by the sting of the tragedy.
  Three songs into his show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the singer launched into a five-minute speech that honored the 58 killed and nearly 500 hurt in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. But Aldean took a defiant to
  
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• Critics of New Mexico science standards organize protests

  13-10-2017 22:34 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Critics of New Mexico’s proposed changes to public school science standards are gathering to protest the deletion or omission of references to global warming, evolution and the age of the earth.
  Santa Fe Public Schools board member Steve Carrillo organized the “teach-in” protest on Friday afternoon outside the Public Education Department. The agency has suggested several additions and deletions to a set of science standards developed by a consortium
  
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• NM police: ATM robbery followed by armed carjacking

  13-10-2017 22:31 via krqe.com
  PECOS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico are searching for a group of people suspected of robbing a man at an ATM and then stealing a car by force in Pecos.
  Police say the incident began Friday morning when two men and a woman committed and armed robbery of a man at an ATM.
  The suspects then carjacked someone at gunpoint on State Road 63. Police have arrested one of the suspects, a man.
  Police say the suspects are driving that stolen vehicle, a blue 2011 Honda Civic with Arkansas plate
  
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• California wildfires continue to rage, death count rises to 32

  13-10-2017 22:31
  
  “We are not even close to being out of this emergency”
  
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• Federal officials target harassment in National Park Service

  13-10-2017 22:29 via krqe.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A survey of National Park Service employees found widespread complaints of harassment and discrimination in the workplace, and top officials vowed to address it through training and enforcement.
  Reports of misconduct have tarnished the image of the Park Service and its parent agency, the U.S. Interior Department. A sexual harassment scandal forced the retirement of a Grand Canyon National Park superintendent in May 2016 and led the park to abolish its river district
  
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• Thousands of kids in foster care won't have to use trash bags when moving anymore

  13-10-2017 22:26
  
  Instead, they'll get "Sweet Cases," filled with teddy bears, blankets, crayons, coloring books and hygiene kits.
  
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• Ransomware that can reset PIN codes targets Android devices

  13-10-2017 22:25
  
  “Given its banking malware roots, DoubleLocker may well be turned into what could be called ransom-bankers."
  
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• 'We have ghost experiences almost on a weekly basis'

  13-10-2017 21:58
  
  Spirits are believed to fill this house in North Carolina.
  
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• New Mexico True Summer Reading Challenge grand prize winners announced

  13-10-2017 21:54 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Friday, The New Mexico Public Education Department announced the grand prize winners of the 2017 New Mexico True Summer Reading Challange.
  This program encourages elementary school kids across New Mexico to read over the summer for exciting prizes.
  Readers who submitted a reading log completed with twelve books read, as well as a short essay on “Why I Love New Mexico” and had their names entered in the random drawing to receive one of severa
  
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• Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo

  13-10-2017 21:41
  
  It's a tale of two cities and two Olympics: winter and summer.
  
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• Caught on camera: Angry Panthers fan punches 62-year-old man in face

  13-10-2017 21:34
  
  NFL spokesperson Joe Lockhart says the league has been in contact with the Carolina Panthers after the confrontation was captured on video.
  
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• Man caught on camera putting genitals in jar of peanut butter at clinic

  13-10-2017 21:19
  
  A misdemeanor charge has been filed against a custodian caught on camera putting his genitals in a jar of peanut butter while at a clinic, officials said.
  
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• New Mexico officials respond to Trump’s Iran Deal strategy

  13-10-2017 21:09 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico officials reacted Friday to President Trump’s announcement on his new strategy regarding the Iran nuclear deal.
  President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal, calling it a “menace”  and announcing anti-terrorism sanctions on its main military wing.
  Congressman Steve Pearce released the following statement:
  “From the beginning, the Iran Deal was a dangerous agreement that acted against the int
  
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• New Mexico officials react to Trump Administration ending Affordable Care Act subsidies

  13-10-2017 21:05 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – President Trump is making moves to roll back the Affordable Care Act and New Mexico officials are speaking out about the new decision. Late Thursday night the Trump Administration announced that it will end subsidies that are meant to help low and moderate income people pay for health care on exchanges. Currently, about 6 million Americans qualify for the help that cost the government $7 billion this year.
  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich issued the fo
  
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• Emotional Las Vegas Sheriff offers update on mass shooting, 'offended' at reports of police incompetence

  13-10-2017 20:51
  
  Joseph Lombardo says an autopsy has been performed on gunman Stephen Paddock, adding that "no visual abnormalities" were discovered in the shooter's brain.
  
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• Beijing and Bay Area Have Bad Thing in Common

  13-10-2017 20:49
  
  The air quality in the Bay Area is now as bad as Beijing’s.
  
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• When Does Winter Really Start?

  13-10-2017 20:48
  
  Meteorologist Domenica Davis details the average start date of Winter across the country.
  
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• Hurricane Ophelia Takes Aim at Ireland

  13-10-2017 20:47
  
  Meteorologist Heather Tesch forecasts the expected path of Hurricane Ophelia.
  
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• Old Faithful’s ‘Geologic Heart’ Finally Mapped

  13-10-2017 20:46
  
  Using a network of seismometers, researchers are finally mapping out Old Faithful’s subsurface network.
  
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• Macy's recalls Martha Stewart knife, server sets that can pose laceration hazards

  13-10-2017 20:40
  
  Macy's is recalling its Martha Stewart knife and server sets after four injuries have been reported.
  
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• Drone used to find missing person in New Mexico

  13-10-2017 20:25 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Search and rescue crews in New Mexico have turned to drones to help find a missing person.
  Officials with the Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue told the Las Cruces Sun-News, they were looking for a person north of Truth or Consequences.
  They sent up a drone to keep an eye out from the sky, while ground teams searched below.
  Rescuers were able to find the missing person thanks to the drone. They say it cut down what could have been an hour-long search.
  The cre
  
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• Roswell city employees can now carry firearms at work

  13-10-2017 20:23 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Starting Friday, City of Roswell employees can carry concealed weapons at work.
  The City Council voted to approve the resolution by a nine to one vote. It allows employees with concealed-carry permits to carry on city property.
  Councilor Jason Perry introduced the resolution, saying he did it in part because of the shooting at the Clovis library in late August that left two library employees dead.
  KRQE News 13 at 4 will have more on how this will be put in
  
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• People are cracking up over this epic Disney birthday cake fail

  13-10-2017 20:23
  
  Minnie Mouse, is that you?
  
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• The story of how Guy Fieri met his wife is straight out of a rom-com

  13-10-2017 20:22
  
  Their meet cute was love at first fight. 😍
  
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• APD responds to calls of park ranger being dragged

  13-10-2017 20:08 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police responded Friday morning to calls of a park ranger being dragged by a vehicle.
  A patrol park ranger attempted to pull over a white sedan with two occupants.
  The occupants refused to pull over, instead, they proceeded west on Montano from Unser and made a right turn on Bogart to a dead end.
  The park ranger approached the vehicle and at some point, the ranger either got something stuck or jumped into the window and was dragged by the se
  
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• New Mexico receives federal grants to fight opioid abuse

  13-10-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico received one million dollars in federal grants to combat opioid abuse.
  CDC reports show Albuquerque ranked in the top ten when it comes to opioid abuse, falling from number two to number eight.
  The US Department of Justice awarded three grants. $500,000 is going to the New Mexico Department of Health, a little over $200,000 to the City of Santa Fe and the rest to the city of Albuquerque for a similar program.
  The money will go toward t
  
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• Photos: Friday’s Special Shape Rodeo mass accession

  13-10-2017 19:50 via krqe.com
  Dozens of special shaped balloons launched from Balloon Fiesta field Friday morning during the Special Shape Rodeo.
  See Friday’s Special Shape Rodeo photo gallery »
  Filed under: Photo Galleries Tagged: Balloon Fiesta, Balloon Fiesta Photo Galleries, Post Redirect
  
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• Trump: Iran violating nuke deal but he won’t pull out now

  13-10-2017 19:35 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday angrily accused Iran of violating the spirit of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, blaming it for a litany of malign behavior and hitting its main military wing with anti-terrorism sanctions. But Trump, breaking with a campaign pledge to rip up the agreement, said he was not yet ready to pull the U.S. out or re-impose nuclear sanctions.
  Instead, he kicked the issue to Congress and the other nations in the seven-country accord, telling lawmake
  
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• Flight 666 just landed in HEL on Friday the 13th

  13-10-2017 19:21
  
  What luck!
  
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• Trump on Iran nuclear deal: 'We cannot and will not make this certification'

  13-10-2017 19:18
  
  President Donald Trump is revealing his administration's plans for the country of Iran after slamming the 2015 nuclear deal as "incompetently drawn."
  
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• Under pressure from Congress, IRS suspends Equifax contract

  13-10-2017 19:14 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has suspended a $7.25 million contract with the credit reporting company Equifax after members of Congress complained the tax agency had awarded a no-bid contract to a company that recently had a massive data breach.
  The IRS had contracted with Equifax to validate the identity of taxpayers communicating with the agency on the telephone or through its website.
  In a statement Friday, the IRS said it suspended the contract as “a precautionary step” while
  
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• 'Hocus Pocus' was originally a more 'frightening' movie

  13-10-2017 19:13
  
  The film even had a different title!
  
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• Chicago Cubs plane diverted to Albuquerque for medical issue

  13-10-2017 19:03 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A flight carrying the Chicago Cubs hours after the team advanced to the National League Championship Series has left Albuquerque after being forced to divert.
  Albuquerque International Sunport spokesman Daniel Jiron said the plane landed in Albuquerque around 5:30 a.m. Friday due to a medical issue. Jiron says that person was transported to a hospital, but he did not know if it was a player.
  Jiron says the crew flying the plane “timed out” and
  
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• Man wears fanny pack to serve as a flower girl at friend’s wedding and the pics are priceless

  13-10-2017 18:36
  
  "I was able to get my hands on a unicorn fanny pack, so I knew I was set."
  
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• TIME-LAPSE: Day 7 of Balloon Fiesta kicks off

  13-10-2017 18:22
  
  Another successful day at Balloon Fiesta.
  
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• These two-sentence horror stories will send chills down your spine

  13-10-2017 18:21
  
  Short, sweet, and absolutely terrifying.
  
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• George RR Martin to headline film forum in New Mexico

  13-10-2017 18:21 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Author and producer George R.R. Martin will be among the experts participating in an upcoming forum on the film industry and its effects on New Mexico.
  The discussion is scheduled for Oct. 19 at the Jean Cocteau Cinema, the Santa Fe venue purchased and renovated by Martin a few years ago.
  U.S. Congresswoman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham will be a part of the panel along with To
  
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• This Grandma's version of Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" will make you laugh out loud

  13-10-2017 18:03
  
  She dedicated it to seniors!
  
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