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• Former trust company CEO pleads admits to stealing millions from clients

  27-11-2017 23:59 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The former owner of an Albuquerque financial firm admitted to stealing nearly $5 million from his clients.
  Paul Donisthorpe, former owner of Desert State Life Management, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to wire fraud and money laundering.
  From 2009 through 2016, he transferred money from all of his more than 70 client accounts to himself, spending it on personal expenses like cars and a vacation home in Angel Fire.
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• Former NM trust company CEO admits to stealing millions from special needs clients

  27-11-2017 23:59 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man at the center of a non-profit trust fund accused of mishandling millions of dollars in trust funds for people with mental and physical disabilities now admits he stole that money to pay his own bills.
  Former CEO of the “Desert State Life Management” non-profit trust company, Paul Donisthorpe, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges Monday morning in the Albuquerque, taking a plea deal in U.S. Federal Court.
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• Utahans look to host Winter Games again

  27-11-2017 23:47
  
  Could Salt Lake City host the Winter Olympics in 2026, two years before Los Angeles holds the Summer Games?
  
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• First woman with Down Syndrome to compete in Miss Minnesota USA pageant

  27-11-2017 23:27
  
  Holmgren competed in the Minnesota Miss Amazing pageant, which features women with special needs.
  
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• Christmas decorations adorn White House

  27-11-2017 23:13
  
  First lady Melania Trump and White House staff have unveiled the presidential home's holiday decorations.
  
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• Shoppers take to their phones for Cyber Monday deals

  27-11-2017 22:54 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks of deals didn’t stop people from heading online to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
  Cyber Monday is on track to becoming the biggest U.S. online shopping day ever, according to Adobe Analytics, the research arm of software maker Adobe. By 10 a.m. Eastern time, $840 million had been spent online, up nearly 17 percent from a year ago, Adobe said. And more people are picking up their phones to shop: Web traffic from mobile devices, includi
  
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• White House says it doesn't believe referring to Sen. Warren as 'Pocahontas' is a racial slur

  27-11-2017 22:49
  
  The White House defended the president's decision to call Sen. Warren "Pocahontas" in front of the Navajo Code Talkers.
  
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• Contestant with Down syndrome competes in Miss Minnesota USA

  27-11-2017 22:48 via krqe.com
  BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome did not win the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, but she did come away with special honors for her spirit.
  Mikayla Holmgren received the spirit award and the director’s award at Sunday night’s pageant at the Ames Center in Burnsville. The audience gave Holmgren a standing ovation as she accepted the awards.
  Holmgren, from Marine on St. Croix, was dressed in a royal-blue gown with a train. She shed tears of joy and said
  
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• Official says Trump won't campaign for Roy Moore

  27-11-2017 22:46
  
  A White House official says President Donald Trump will not campaign for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore before the Dec. 12 special election
  
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• Baby found in car with hypodermic needles at California casino

  27-11-2017 22:40
  
  El Dorado County sheriff's deputies and Red Hawk Casino security guards are being credited with possibly saving the life of a small baby who was found in the backseat of a car along with hypodermic needles and drugs, officers said Monday.
  
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• US officials address security concerns about 2018 Winter Olympics

  27-11-2017 22:22
  
  Organizers are addressing concerns about security regarding the 2018 Winter Olympics, which will be played about 60 miles away from the North Korean border.
  
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• Patrick J. Adams Had the Best Reaction to Meghan Markle's Engagement News

  27-11-2017 22:02
  
  Prince Harry has her (TV) father's seal of approval.
  
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• In front of Native American war heroes, Trump jabs senator as 'Pocahontas'

  27-11-2017 21:53
  
  President Donald Trump took at jab at Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, referring to her as "Pocahontas," during an event on Monday.
  
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• Trump hits Warren with ‘Pocahontas’ jab at event for Navajos

  27-11-2017 21:52 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used an event honoring Native American veterans Monday to take a shot at Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whom he has long derided as “Pocahontas.”
  Trump welcomed three Navajo code talkers from World War II to the Oval Office. He called them “incredible” and “very special people.”
  During remarks praising their service, Trump said: “We have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago.
  
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• Alarming accusations lodged against popular massage chain

  27-11-2017 21:51
  
  A popular massage and spa chain is facing some troubling accusations.
  
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• A 'cozy night' with a royal proposal; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle discuss engagement

  27-11-2017 21:03
  
  The prince and his bride-to-be sat down for their first interview as an engaged couple
  
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• 8-point buck tears up home in terrifying experience for woman

  27-11-2017 21:02
  
  A woman says an eight-point buck tried to get into her car and ended up stuck in a staircase in her home near Houston.
  
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• School cancels Anthony Scaramucci event over lawsuit threats

  27-11-2017 20:58 via krqe.com
  MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Tufts University postponed an event with Anthony Scaramucci after the former White House communications director threatened a lawsuit over an opinion piece published in the student newspaper.
  Scaramucci was scheduled to speak at the university’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy on Monday, but a university spokesman told The Boston Globe the event would be delayed until “legal matters” are resolved.
  In a letter dated Nov. 21, Scaramucci&
  
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• Franken says he let ‘a lot of people down’ with his behavior

  27-11-2017 20:55 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A contrite Al Franken said Monday he knows he “let a lot of people down” — the people of Minnesota, Senate colleagues and staff — amid accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior. He vowed to try to regain their trust.
  The Democrat and former “Saturday Night Live” comedian was a far cry from his jocular self as he delivered a brief statement outside his Capitol Hill office and answered a few questions from reporters more than a week
  
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• Seth Meyers will host Golden Globe Awards

  27-11-2017 20:17
  
  The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on Jan. 7.
  
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• Diaper wearing man arrested in Walmart after-hours adventure

  27-11-2017 20:17
  
  A man locked himself in a Walmart bathroom and waited for the store to close so he could go on a Black Friday adventure involving chocolate, adult diapers and pacifiers, police said.
  
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• Senator Udall joins call for immigration enforcement investigation

  27-11-2017 20:12 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – U.S. Senator Tom Udall is joining in the call for an investigation of immigration enforcement violations.
  Senator Udall and 16 other senators sent a letter to the acting Secretary of Homeland Security and the Acting Customs Border Protection Commissioner.
  They detailed the detention of a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was stopped by immigration authorities on her way to the hospital for gallbladder surgery.
  The senators want to prevent immigration enforcem
  
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• Community rallies to rebuild vandalized memorial

  27-11-2017 20:09 via krqe.com
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The community is coming together to rebuild a vandalized memorial for fallen law enforcement officers.
  News 13 told you earlier this month how vandals targeted the Otero County Fallen Officer Memorial, bending plaques, destroying flowers and throwing American flags on the ground.
  According to the Alamogordo Daily News, First National Bank hosted a fundraiser and raised more than $5,000 from the Alamogordo community.
  The money went to rebuilding the fallen off
  
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• UNM Study: Medical Marijuana an Alternative for Opioids

  27-11-2017 19:47 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – University of New Mexico researchers say the legal availability of medical marijuana has the potential to reduce opioid use among chronic pain patients.
  The work of associate psychology professor Jacob Miguel Vigil and assistant economics professor Sarah See Stith was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE.
  The results indicate a strong correlation between enrollment in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program and cessation or reduction of opioid use.
  Vigil
  
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• Melania Trump reveals holiday decorations for White House

  27-11-2017 19:42
  
  The first lady shared footage of holiday season decorations at the White House in a Twitter video posted on Monday.
  
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• Who’s in charge? 2 fight for control of US consumer watchdog

  27-11-2017 19:40 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With emails, tweets and doughnuts, the two dueling acting directors battled for control of the nation’s top financial watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Monday.
  Leandra English, who was elevated to interim director of the bureau late last week by its outgoing director, sent staff an email offering Thanksgiving wishes. President Donald Trump’s choice for the role — White House budget director Mick Mulvaney — then emailed s
  
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• Sen. Al Franken returns to Capitol Hill amid sexual misconduct allegations

  27-11-2017 19:39
  
  “I am sorry. I know there are no magic words I can say to regain your trust.”
  
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• Everything we know about Meghan Markle's family

  27-11-2017 19:30
  
  Here's who we may (or may not) see at the wedding in 2018.
  
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• Panel: Safety concerns remain at nuclear waste storage site

  27-11-2017 19:14 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A federal nuclear review panel still has some safety concerns about Los Alamos National Laboratory’s new multimillion-dollar storage facility for radioactive waste.
  However, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board says in a recent report that limits placed on the amount of material and the types of containers allowed at the facility will provide adequate protection of public health and safety at least for the near term.
  The board said more reviews will be
  
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• Elementary school kids make care packages to help the homeless through winter

  27-11-2017 18:52
  
  "It's reflecting the way that you show that you care for people."
  
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• Neighbors petition to shut down 300,000-light display on street in Connecticut

  27-11-2017 18:46
  
  Dozens of people sign petition, asking the town and police department to address concerns they have about an annual tradition.
  
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• Kids whose parents make them do chores are more successful

  27-11-2017 18:42
  
  So drop the sponge and hand it to your child — tonight!
  
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• Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal residence

  27-11-2017 18:13
  
  The cottage is "considered modest in terms of the other residences in and around the palace."
  
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• Powerful Bering Sea Storm Produces 90 MPH Winds in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

  27-11-2017 18:09 via krqe.com
  (The Weather Channel) –  A rapidly intensifying storm has brought wind gusts in excess of 90 mph to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands this weekend while also presenting spectacular views on satellite imagery.The storm easily met the criteria for what meteorologists call bombogenesis, which is an atmospheric pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours. In general, a lower atmospheric pressure correlates with a more intense low-pressure system.Visible satellite imag
  
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• Dictionary.com chooses 'complicit' as its 2017 word of the year

  27-11-2017 18:04
  
  Dictionary.com picks "complicit" as its word of the year for 2017
  
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• Police activity shuts down metro areas Monday morning

  27-11-2017 17:58 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police activity closed down Central and Charleston Monday morning. A separate incident also shut down the area of Copper and Wisconson.
  Copper eastbound and westbound from Wisconson was reopened around 6:20 a.m.
  Southbound Charleston and Central was reopened just before 8 a.m.
  Information is limited at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
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• Bobcat hitches ride after getting stuck in car grille

  27-11-2017 17:46
  
  A bobcat stuck in the grille of a car gets a 50-mile ride before it’s found, freed and released.
  
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• 6 things you need to know before buying a puppy this Christmas

  27-11-2017 17:46
  
  Remember: A dog is for life, not just for Christmas.
  
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• White House official: Trump won’t campaign for Roy Moore

  27-11-2017 17:39 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will not campaign for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore before the Dec. 12 special election, a White House official said Monday.
  Despite public statements in which he raised doubts about the accounts of women who have accused Moore of sexual misconduct, Trump will not to travel to Alabama on Moore’s behalf, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the president’s plans publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on
  
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• These 17 newborns wearing knitted Christmas outfits will fill your heart with cheer

  27-11-2017 17:35
  
  Well hello, little bundles of Christmas joy!
  
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• Trump signals openness to changes in GOP tax plan

  27-11-2017 17:33 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday changes to the Republican tax bill are coming, as he looks to win over holdout GOP senators in an effort to pass the package by the end of the year.
  In a morning tweet, the president said, “With just a few changes, some mathematical, the middle class and job producers can get even more in actual dollars and savings.”
  Trump is suggesting openness to making unspecified changes to the way millions of “pass-through” b
  
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• Trump, Senate Republicans scramble to change tax plan

  27-11-2017 17:33 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans scrambled Monday to make changes to a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package by the end of the year.
  In a morning tweet, the president said, “With just a few changes, some mathematical, the middle class and job producers can get even more in actual dollars and savings.”
  Trump and Senate leaders are trying to balance competing demands, as some senators fear the packa
  
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• A massive asteroid is getting closer to Earth

  27-11-2017 17:25
  
  A huge asteroid will be coming pretty close to Earth in December, but there's no need to worry.
  
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• First look at the royal engagement ring

  27-11-2017 17:02
  
  Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle announced their engagement overnight.
  
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• New ART mobile app launches

  27-11-2017 16:54 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Rapid Transit team has launched a new app for local transit riders to plan trips, purchase tickets and more.
  The local developer team that created the app was from Pixegon and Mixonium.
  The app promotes local business and attractions along Central, a feature created by Simply Design.
  It also gives users options for booking rideshare trips.
  Future updates for the ABQ Ride+ include personalized preferences for routes and stations, expanded ride
  
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• Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani celebrate Thanksgiving in Oklahoma

  27-11-2017 16:48
  
  A couple full of star power spent their Thanksgiving in the Sooner State.
  
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• Alaska hit with hurricane-force winds during weekend storm

  27-11-2017 16:41
  
  Alaskans dealt with over nine hours of hurricane force winds as a storm moved east
  
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• Dads, daughters bond with braids

  27-11-2017 16:37
  
  Joe Cafeo started the Daddy Daughter Hair Factory to help dads bond with their little girls with braids.
  
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• Auburn fined $250,000 after fans storm field following win over Alabama

  27-11-2017 16:32
  
  Watch as fans storm the football field after Auburn's 26-14 win over Alabama in the Iron Bowl on Saturday.
  
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• Take a look at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first engagement photos

  27-11-2017 16:19
  
  Not to mention that gorgeous ring!
  
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