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• BCSO searching for missing 4-year-old girl

  13-12-2017 23:57 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a 4-year-old girl.
  BCSO says 4-year-old Olivia Nevada was last seen with her mother, Kristen Harvey, on Thanksgiving at the Walgreens off Montgomery and Wyoming.
  Kristen may be driving a 2014 silver Nissan Versa with Texas license plate JVJ8688.
  Olivia is described as 3-foot-6 and 45 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.
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• BCSO: Missing 4-year-old girl found safe

  13-12-2017 23:57 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says a missing 4-year-old girl has been found safe.
  Four-year-old Olivia Nevada was last seen with her mother, Kristen Harvey, on Thanksgiving at the Walgreens off Montgomery and Wyoming.
  BCSO now says Olivia has been found and is safe. No additional details were released.
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• Yoga helps first responders keep calm and confident on the job

  13-12-2017 23:19
  
  Emergency responders don't get to experience this kind of tranquility often.
  
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• When Santa visits go very, very wrong

  13-12-2017 23:19
  
  The bad, the terrified, and the unimpressed.
  
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• GOP’s not all that sad; party grapples with Alabama fallout

  13-12-2017 23:14 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Weary national Republicans breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday, a day after voters knocked out their own party’s scandal-plagued candidate in deep-red Alabama. Yet all is not well in a party confronted with new rounds of infighting and a suddenly shrinking Senate majority heading into next year’s midterm elections.
  A semi-humbled President Donald Trump conceded that Roy Moore’s loss was not his preferred outcome. He said he &
  
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• John McCain receives treatment for ‘normal side effects’ of ongoing cancer therapy

  13-12-2017 23:07
  
  His office sent the statement on Wednesday confirming that he was receiving the treatment and was looking “forward to returning to work as soon as possible.”
  
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• FBI agent removed from Russia probe called Trump an ‘idiot’

  13-12-2017 23:05 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two FBI officials who would later be assigned to the special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign described him with insults like “idiot” and “loathsome human” in a series of text messages last year, according to copies of the messages released Tuesday.
  One of the officials said in an election night text that the prospect of a Trump victory was “terrifying.”
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• These charts explain how Doug Jones won in Alabama

  13-12-2017 22:53
  
  Doug Jones' victory over Roy Moore on Tuesday came in a state that voted overwhelmingly for Republican Donald Trump last year.
  
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• 36 dogs killed in separate fires 3 weeks apart at New Hampshire kennel

  13-12-2017 22:52
  
  Three dozen dogs -- including more than two dozen puppies -- were killed in two separate fires at the kennel over the past few weeks.
  
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• Joe Biden consoles Meghan McCain on father's cancer diagnosis

  13-12-2017 22:28
  
  Joe Biden and Meghan McCain shared an emotional moment Wednesday, with the former vice president consoling the daughter of his friend and onetime political rival Sen. John McCain.
  
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• 17 gingerbread cookie recipes to make Christmas even sweeter

  13-12-2017 21:42
  
  Spice up your holidays this season.
  
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• Woman's 90th birthday balloon travels 700 miles

  13-12-2017 21:41
  
  It's a birthday wish come true. 🎈
  
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• Trump says tax cuts could begin by February if tax bill clears Congress soon

  13-12-2017 21:39
  
  GOP leaders are hoping to have a bill on President Trump's desk before Christmas.
  
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• Tina Smith to replace Al Franken in U.S. Senate; Franken says she will be 'excellent'

  13-12-2017 21:37
  
  Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has revealed that his Lt. Gov., Tina Smith, is his pick to replace outgoing Sen. Al Franken in the U.S. Senate.
  
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• The most heartbreaking celebrity breakups of 2017

  13-12-2017 21:23
  
  It's been a tough year for love.
  
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• Watch: Cheetahs enjoy playing in their first snowfall

  13-12-2017 21:11
  
  Watch as these beautiful animals experience their first snowfall.
  
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• 'Titanic,' 'Goonies' added to National Film Registry

  13-12-2017 20:53
  
  Some Hollywood classics are set to be added to a prestigious section of the Library of Congress.
  
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• George Clooney gave all his best friends briefcases with $1 million in cash

  13-12-2017 20:53
  
  "Every one of us—14 of us—got a million dollars. Every single one of us."
  
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• Justice official defends Mueller, says Russia probe 'not a witch hunt'

  13-12-2017 20:37
  
  Lawmakers grilled Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein over anti-Trump texts sent by FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe.
  
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• Monkey selfies, Irma, eclipse, and Lauer top Google in 2017

  13-12-2017 20:32
  
  These are some of the people, topics and memes that trended to the top of Google searches in 2017.
  
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• Confident Fed boosts benchmark rate for third time this year

  13-12-2017 20:19
  
  Higher loan rates for consumers and businesses and slightly better returns for savers could be in the future.
  
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• Roswell adopts new comprehensive tobacco policy

  13-12-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roswell School District approved a new tobacco and e-cigarette free policy.
  It’s now the first district in New Mexico to be 100 percent comprehensive by the Department of Health.
  It affects not only cigarettes and tobacco products, but e-cigarettes as well.
  Two student advocates and the district were behind the effort to adopt the policy.
  The policy goes into effect immediately.
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• US Marshals add 3 new names to most wanted list

  13-12-2017 20:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Law enforcement officials are looking for three suspects who are considered armed and extremely dangerous.
  The US Marshals Service have added Paul Anthony Collins, Dakota Strausser and Robert Jones to New Mexico’s most wanted list.
  Collins has a history of fleeing from law enforcement and evading arrest. Strausser is wanted for allegedly violating his terms of probation and Jones is wanted on charges of rape of a minor.
  Officials believe all three
  
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• NY governor's proposal would take all firearms from domestic abusers

  13-12-2017 20:09
  
  He says most of the nation's worst mass shootings involved gunmen with a record of violence against women or threatening violence against women.
  
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• Navajo Nation implements emergency notification system, honors Ashlynne Mike

  13-12-2017 20:07 via krqe.com
  WINDOW ROCK, AZ (KRQE) – A year-and-a-half after the kidnapping and murder of Ashlynne Mike drew sharp criticism over the lack of an Amber Alert system on the Navajo reservation, the Navajo Nation is finally making some big changes.
  The Navajo Nation has signed an agreement for an emergency alert system that will span the entire reservation.
  Many have called for an Amber Alert system since the murder of 11-year-old Ashlynne in May 2016.
  Both Ashlynne and her little brother were lured into
  
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• Navajo Nation implementing emergency notification system, honoring Ashlynne Mike

  13-12-2017 20:07 via krqe.com
  WINDOW ROCK, AZ (KRQE) – A year and a half after the kidnapping and murder of Ashlynne Mike drew sharp criticism over the lack of an Amber Alert system on the Navajo reservation, the Navajo Nation is finally making some big changes.
  The Navajo Nation has signed an agreement for an emergency alert system that will span the entire reservation.
  Many have called for an Amber Alert system since the murder of 11-year-old Ashlynne in May of last year.
  Both Ashlynne and her little brother were lur
  
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• Sandia delivers 3,000 toys to kids in foster system

  13-12-2017 20:05 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sandia National Laboratory is continuing its annual tradition of bringing joy to foster children during the holiday season.
  This year, more than 3,000 toys were donated by Sandia Labs employees. The toys were delivered Wednesday morning to the New Mexico Kids Matter offices and were addressed to an individual kid.
  “What Sandia is giving is more than a toy, they’re giving kids a memory so that they can feel special,” Veronica Montano Pilch s
  
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• ABQ baker wins 'Food Network' competition

  13-12-2017 20:03
  
  Kristin Dowling co-owns Rude Boy Cookies here in Albuquerque.
  
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• The White House Christmas decorations through the years

  13-12-2017 19:39
  
  Each administration brought their own unique style to the White House during Christmas.
  
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• Justice official defends Mueller, sees no cause for firing

  13-12-2017 19:29 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, facing congressional questions about anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe, defended special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday and said he had seen no cause to fire him or received encouragement to do so.
  Rosenstein appeared before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the Justice Department provided congressional committees with hundreds of text messages between an
  
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• Republican lawmakers reach deal on tax reform bill, sources say

  13-12-2017 19:23
  
  GOP leaders are hoping to have a bill on President Trump's desk before Christmas.
  
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• Some of Facebook’s early friends now its sharpest critics

  13-12-2017 19:16 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Some of Facebook’s former friends are starting to express some serious doubts about the social network they helped create.
  Facebook exploits a “vulnerability in human psychology” to addict its users, Sean Parker, the company’s first president, said in a public forum last month. Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook vice president who joined the company in 2007, recently told an audience at Stanford that the company is “ripping apart
  
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• 18 amazing (and affordable) places to go in 2018

  13-12-2017 18:41
  
  Travel the world without breaking the bank.
  
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• Target aims to boost same-day delivery by acquiring Shipt

  13-12-2017 18:31 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Target plans to boost its same-day delivery capability by paying $550 million for Shipt, its latest move to try to catch up with Amazon.
  Shipt delivers groceries to its members, who pay $99 a year. Target said Wednesday that it will add more products to the service next year, such as home goods and electronics, and most of its in-store products will be available on Shipt by 2019. Target shoppers will have to make orders through Shipt’s app or website and pay the annua
  
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• Man re-proposes after finding wedding ring in ashes of fire-struck home

  13-12-2017 18:22
  
  "It was truly amazing that he found it, I thought we had lost it forever," his wife says.
  
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• Experts break down why the wet bandits would've probably died in 'Home Alone'

  13-12-2017 18:10
  
  It probably wouldn't have ended well for Marv and Harry in real life.
  
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• Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks makes emotional speech on cancer diagnosis

  13-12-2017 17:54
  
  Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks said if he had won the Republican primary in August for the Alabama senate seat, he would not have gone for the physical and test that led to his prostate cancer diagnosis.
  
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• Minnesota governor selects Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to replace Al Franken in U.S. Senate

  13-12-2017 17:15
  
  Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has revealed his pick for outgoing Sen. Al Franken's replacement in the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

  13-12-2017 16:57
  
  The Republican congressman announced his diagnosis in an emotional speech on the House floor.
  
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• Omarosa Manigault Newman set to leave White House

  13-12-2017 16:54 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Omarosa Manigault Newman — one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent African-American supporters — plans to leave the administration next month.
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Manigault Newman’s resignation is effective Jan. 20, one year since Trump’s inauguration.
  Manigault Newman’s decision comes at the start of what’s expected to be a round of departures heading into
  
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• 2018 SAG Awards nominees announced; check out the full list here

  13-12-2017 16:50
  
  The winners of the 24th SAG Awards will be announced on January 21.
  
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• ‘The Goonies,’ ‘Titanic’ added to National Film Registry

  13-12-2017 16:32 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A band of misfits known as the Goonies, a sinking ship, some baseball ghosts and the unrelenting New York cop John McClane are being added to the prestigious National Film Registry.
  The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that the films “The Goonies,” ”Titanic,” ”Field of Dreams” and “Die Hard” are among the 25 movies tapped for preservation this year.
  The library selects movies for preservation be
  
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• John Stamos is going to be a dad for the first time

  13-12-2017 16:31
  
  Have mercy!
  
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• Mother comes home to find kids dead in double-murder suicide

  13-12-2017 16:23
  
  A Texas mother returned home last weekend to find her two young children and husband dead in an apparent murder-suicide.
  
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• Originals, prequels or sequels: Where to start a 'Star Wars' marathon

  13-12-2017 16:14
  
  Whether you're prepping for "The Last Jedi" or showing someone the films for the first time, there's more than one way to watch "Star Wars."
  
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• Former 'Apprentice' contestant, Trump adviser Omarosa to leave White House post

  13-12-2017 15:50
  
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the former reality star's resignation is effective Jan. 20.
  
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• Faulty jerseys like high school's Statue of Liberty

  13-12-2017 15:48
  
  Faulty jerseys like high school's Statue of Liberty
  
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• St. Pius X High School closed Wednesday due to pipe burst

  13-12-2017 15:31 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – St. Pius X High School is closed Wednesday after a pipe burst.
  There is no other information.
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• St. Pius X High School closed Wednesday after a water main break

  13-12-2017 15:31 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – St. Pius X High School is closed Wednesday after a water main break on campus.
  It happened early Wednesday and some roads in the area were flooded.
  At this time it is still unclear how it happened or when it will be repaired.
  There is no other information.
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• Meet Piper, the Aviation Bird Dog

  13-12-2017 15:30
  
  Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, cooler than a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce, it’s Piper the Aviation Bird Dog, ready for duty.
  
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