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• Bitcoin futures soar amid frenzy over virtual currency

  11-12-2017 23:27 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got its first taste of bitcoin on Monday, with the price of the first-ever futures contract for the digital currency jumping 20 percent.
  It’s a step forward for the bitcoin, which has soared this year despite concerns that the surge of investor interest has transformed it from a new-age currency into just the latest speculative bubble.
  One prominent securities regulator warned that people were now taking out second mortgages on their homes to buy bitcoin.
  
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• Dad's support of son goes viral

  11-12-2017 22:57
  
  Chace was born with a congenital heart defect, but his dad is making sure it doesn't slow his son down.
  
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• 'Parking lot principal' takes social media by storm

  11-12-2017 22:52
  
  An Oklahoma middle school principal is getting to know his students in a pretty tech-savy way
  
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• Firefighters protect coastal California towns as blaze rages

  11-12-2017 22:50 via krqe.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters kept a wall of flames from descending mountains into coastal neighborhoods after a huge and destructive Southern California wildfire exploded in size, becoming the fifth largest in state history.
  Tens of thousands remained under evacuation orders Monday as the fire churned west through foothill areas of Carpinteria and Montecito, seaside Santa Barbara County towns about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. Much of the fire&rsquo
  
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• Veteran in hospice care has one final wish: to see the new 'Star Wars' movie

  11-12-2017 22:49
  
  A veteran in hospice has one last wish: to see “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
  
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• Deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study says

  11-12-2017 22:46 via krqe.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Children’s injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords.
  Nearly 17,000 young children were hurt by window blinds between 1990 and 2015, and though most injuries were minor, almost 300 died, the study shows. Most deaths occurred when children became entangled or strangled by the cords.
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• COCINA: Sopapillas por favor

  11-12-2017 22:31
  
  What is a New Mexican feast without sopapillas to finish it off with?
  
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• 14 gifts for everyone on your list

  11-12-2017 22:23
  
  Need to holiday shop, but don't know where to start? Hear are some gifts perfect for anyone on your list.
  
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• Snapchat photo of baby in bag leads to Oklahoma couple's arrest

  11-12-2017 22:15
  
  A northeast Oklahoma couple has been arrested following a Snapchat image of a baby in a laundry bag that was hanging from a door handle.
  
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• Mario Batali steps down after sexual misconduct allegations

  11-12-2017 22:13 via krqe.com
  Celebrity chef Mario Batali stepped away from his restaurant empire and cooking show “The Chew” on Monday as he said that reports of sexual misconduct “match up” to his behavior.
  Food news website Eater New York published an article Monday that said four women accused the chef of inappropriate touching. One of the women said that Batali groped her chest after wine spilled on her shirt. Another said he grabbed her from behind and held her tightly against his body
  
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• 5 best places to buy last-minute gifts

  11-12-2017 22:02
  
  Find something special this holiday season without the hustle and bustle of big box stores.
  
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• Worker in Roswell reports finding human skull at public park

  11-12-2017 21:40 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Police in Roswell say a city worker has found what is believed to be a human skull.
  They say the skull is being sent to the state medical investigator in Albuquerque for confirmation of its authenticity.
  Police say the skull was found last Friday afternoon next to a water pump station at Cahoon Park near Union Avenue and Riverside Drive.
  They say the skull appears to be fairly old and not related to
  
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• Trump wants to send man back to moon, on to Mars

  11-12-2017 21:31 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to send man back to the moon — and on to Mars.
  Trump signed a policy directive Monday instructing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to “refocus America’s space program on human exploration and discovery.”
  The move, Trump said, “marks an important step in returning American astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972 for long-time exploration.”
  “This time we will not only plant
  
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• List of nominees for 75th Golden Globe Awards

  11-12-2017 21:25 via krqe.com
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Monday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:
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  —Picture, Drama: “Call Me By Your Name,” ”Dunkirk,” ”The Post,” The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
  —Picture, Musical or Comedy: “The Disaster Artist,” ”Get Out,” ”The Greatest Sho
  
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• How my one glass of wine 'to take the edge off' became full blown alcoholism

  11-12-2017 21:24
  
  After slowly spiraling down a dangerous path, one woman knew she had to turn her life around — for her marriage and kids.
  
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• Apple orchestrates deal for song-recognition app Shazam

  11-12-2017 20:54
  
  Apple has bought Shazam, the maker of a song-recognition app that Apple's digital assistant Siri has already been using to help people identify the music playing on their iPhones.
  
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• Lobos extend historic start to 11-0 as Beynon goes to work

  11-12-2017 20:31
  
  The Lobo women's basketball team extended its program-best start to 11-0 on Saturday when they beat Navy 94-87.
  
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• 3 senators call for Trump's resignation over sexual assault, harassment allegations

  11-12-2017 20:28
  
  Several women have accused the president of sexual harassment in the past.
  
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• Tribes: Monument co-management proposal is slap in the face

  11-12-2017 20:23 via krqe.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to drastically reduce and break up a national monument in Utah wasn’t the only blow Native American tribes say they were dealt last week.
  The president’s proclamation on Bears Ears National Monument also contained a little-known plan that changes the makeup of a tribal advisory commission for the remote monument filled with canyons, plateaus, rivers and rust-colored rock formations. It adds a county commissioner wh
  
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• SpaceX launching recycled rocket, supply capsule for NASA

  11-12-2017 20:21 via krqe.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space Age hand-me-downs are soaring to a whole new level.
  On Tuesday, SpaceX plans to launch its first rocket for NASA. The unmanned Falcon 9 — last used in June — will carry up a Dragon capsule that’s also flown on a previous space station supply run.
  NASA’s International Space Station manager, Kirk Shireman, said the risk of launching a recycled rocket is about the same as for a brand new one. He expects to be just as anxious as he alwa
  
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• Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military

  11-12-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender recruits will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, the Pentagon said Monday, as President Donald Trump’s ordered ban suffered another legal setback.
  The new policy reflects the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump’s demand earlier this year to bar transgender individuals from the military.
  Two federal courts already have ruled against the ban and on Monday a federal court judge denied a gov
  
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• Pentagon says transgender people can enlist in military starting January

  11-12-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump’s opposition.
  The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue, and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump’s demand to ban transgender individuals from the military. Two federal courts already have ruled against the ban. Potential transgender recruits will have
  
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• Families reunite at border during “Hugs Not Walls” event

  11-12-2017 20:13 via krqe.com
  SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KRQE) – Families separated by the U.S. Mexico border were temporarily reunited in New Mexico this weekend.
  During the “Hugs Not Walls” meeting at Sunland Park, authorities allowed both sides to visit with relative across the border.
  Many of these families have not seen each other for years.
  Hundreds of families showed up to the event.
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• Aztec district schools closed Monday following deadly shooting

  11-12-2017 20:11 via krqe.com
  AZTEC, N.M. (KRQE) – Aztec district schools are closed Monday as the community continues to grieve the tragic high school shooting.
  Investigators continue to piece together Thursday’s shooting. Officials say 21-year-old suspect William Atchison killed Casey Jordan-Marquez and Paco Fernandez.
  Monday is still a partial day for staff in the district.
  The superintendent says counseling is still available and it is the district’s top priority to take care of staff and students.
  
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• High speed chase suspect to remain behind bars

  11-12-2017 20:06 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspected thief who led police on a wild chase in a stolen RV will stay behind bars.
  KRQE News 13 first told you about David Barber last summer when he was accused of trying to escape police in an intense chase.
  APD ended it with a pit maneuver at Coors and Irving, leading Barber to crash into another driver, killing Tito Pacheco.
  Barber is facing first-degree murder charges.
  In court Monday, Barber pleaded not guilty and was placed on a no-bond hold.
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• Pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in military starting Jan. 1

  11-12-2017 19:59
  
  Despite the president's opposition, the Pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in the military beginning next year.
  
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• Trump to send astronauts to the moon — and eventually to Mars

  11-12-2017 19:33
  
  In response to National Space Council's recommendations, the president is seeking to reignite U.S. space policy.
  
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• 3 injured after pipe bomb explodes in attempted terrorist attack near Times Square

  11-12-2017 19:15
  
  A crude pipe bomb strapped to a man inspired by the Islamic State group went off Monday in a crowded subway corridor near Times Square
  
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• Firm denies Flynn texted its director on US sanctions

  11-12-2017 19:06 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An investment firm that once hired Michael Flynn has denied he sent text messages during President Donald Trump’s inauguration indicating U.S. sanctions would be “ripped up” so a nuclear reactor project in the Middle East involving Russian interests could proceed.
  The firm, however, cited only one set of cell phone records to show that there were no text messages between Flynn and the firm’s managing director on Inauguration Day. That leaves open t
  
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• 3 Trump accusers speak out, call for congressional probe

  11-12-2017 19:05 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three women who have previously accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment shared their stories on NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today.”
  Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks on Monday told of alleged harassment by Trump spanning decades.
  The White House called the claims false and “totally disputed in most cases.” It said “the timing and absurdity of these false claims speak volumes.”
  One of the accusers, Rache
  
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• Power restored in parts of southern US hit by snow

  11-12-2017 18:52
  
  Power crews worked to restore electricity knocked out by the record snowstorm that swept parts of the southern U.S.
  
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• Police investigate fatal crash in northeast Albuquerque

  11-12-2017 18:46 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead in northeast Albuquerque.
  APD says it involved a vehicle and a pedestrian around 10:30 a.m.
  Northbound Carlisle south of Montgomery is currently closed.
  Drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as information becomes available.
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• Kristen Bell’s kids decapitated a 'Frozen' Christmas ornament

  11-12-2017 18:40
  
  Anna lost her head, but Elsa was just fine.
  
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• 5th grader receives letter from President Trump

  11-12-2017 18:39
  
  A Central Florida fifth-grader received a letter from the President of the United States. The 11-year-old originally wrote the letter to the president while he was still campaigning and received a response this week.
  
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• Fans endure whiteout conditions at Buffalo Bills game

  11-12-2017 18:37
  
  Lake-effect snow nearly obscures an NFL game.
  
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• Soon you can watch the NFL free on your phone on Yahoo

  11-12-2017 18:23 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Watching NFL football games on your phone used to be mainly limited to Verizon customers. Soon anyone will be able to watch football games on the go for free on Yahoo’s app, now that Verizon owns Yahoo.
  But people who want to watch football through online-TV services like Sling will have more problems. An NFL game on ESPN will still be blocked on the Sling app on a phone — and starting next season, on tablets, too. Verizon apps will have the exclu
  
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• Border Patrol agent saves 14 illegal immigrants lost in desert

  11-12-2017 18:18 via krqe.com
  MARFA, TEXAS (KRQE) – A Border Patrol agent is being called a hero for helping save a group of illegal immigrants lost in the desert.
  It started in the Big Bend area in Marfa, Texas on Friday morning.
  Agent Derek Richardson noticed 15 people stranded.
  He saw one person dead with 14 others in various states of distress and suffering hypothermia.
  Richardson began performing medical care and calling for additional assistance. Most were transported to the hospital.
  Border Patrol says
  
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• Having one of these these 8 jobs makes you more likely to get divorced

  11-12-2017 18:11
  
  Temptation is a key theme for most of these occupations.
  
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• New Mexico AG unveils new human trafficking initiative

  11-12-2017 18:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Attorney General is partnering with the feds to fight human trafficking.
  Monday, AG Hector Balderas announced his office is working with the U.S. Department of Labor on a task force to go after people exploiting foreign nationals for sex and labor.
  Officials say the partnership will promote information sharing to better investigate cases as well as make sure victims are compensated.
  “If you had an employee who was trafficked and was not paid
  
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• New Mexico AG to unveil new human trafficking initiative

  11-12-2017 18:09 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Attorney General Hector Balderas is scheduled to unveil a new initiative to combat labor trafficking.
  It is a form of modern-day slavery that is common with farm workers and factory workers, often including illegal immigrants.
  Balderas says labor trafficking occurs in New Mexico at a much higher rate than what is being reported.
  KRQE News 13 will provide more updates after a press conference at 2 p.m.
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• Judge warns Manafort: No more op-eds about federal case

  11-12-2017 18:06
  
  A federal judge is warning President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman that he shouldn’t be trying his case in the press.
  
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• Moms donate thousands of ounces in breast milk for woman battling cancer

  11-12-2017 17:55
  
  Just two weeks after her giving birth to her daughter, doctors diagnosed Jackie Holscher, with a fast-growing, stage two breast cancer.
  
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• Full list of 2018 Golden Globe nominations

  11-12-2017 17:50
  
  Awards season has officially begun.
  
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• Man spots himself in the background of fiancée's childhood family photo

  11-12-2017 17:48
  
  Talk about fate!
  
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• "Secret Scarf Santa" donates handmade accessories to keep people warm

  11-12-2017 17:40
  
  Doesn't matter if you're poor or rich - take a scarf made with love in every stitch.
  
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• Solider's Purple Heart returned 72 years after his death

  11-12-2017 17:33
  
  See the emotional moment when the missing Purple Heart of a soldier killed in France during World War II is presented to the son he never got to meet.
  
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• This is what it means when you see a pickle ornament on a Christmas tree

  11-12-2017 17:19
  
  Ever spotted a pickle-shaped ornament in a Christmas tree? Lucky you!
  
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• Toddler uses sign language to call for help while on Santa's lap

  11-12-2017 17:09
  
  Plenty of children get antsy when placed on Santa's lap for a picture, but one Maryland toddler went so far as to send an elaborate SOS.
  
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• How to maintain your health kick over Christmas without ruining all the fun

  11-12-2017 16:58
  
  It's easy to fall off the wagon at Christmas, but this first-hand advice will help you avoid going back to square one.
  
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• 3 injured after 'attempted terrorist attack' near Times Square; suspect in custody

  11-12-2017 16:58
  
  A Monday morning explosion in the heart of Manhattan left three people injured in the middle the of morning rush.
  
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