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• These are the victims of the Florida high school mass shooting

  15-02-2018 23:55
  
  The names of all the victims killed in Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have been released
  
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• Sheriff: Shooting suspect fired into 5 classrooms before dropping rifle, blending in with students

  15-02-2018 23:51
  
  Florida authorities gave a more specific timeline Thursday of the shooting that left 17 people dead at a high school saying that the suspect is believed to have fired into at least five classrooms before leaving.
  
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• The Latest: Roswell police interview person of interest

  15-02-2018 23:47 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a Roswell homicide investigation (all times local):
  10 a.m.
  Roswell police say they’ve located and interviewed a man who was considered a person of interest in a fatal drive-by shooting earlier this month.
  Police Department spokesman Todd Wildermuth says 21-year-old Fernando Miguel Ortega was not arrested and is not in custody after being interviewed about a Feb. 7 shooting at a mobile home park.
  Police say multiple gunshots fired during the late-ni
  
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• Police respond to barricaded suspect in northeast Albuquerque

  15-02-2018 23:24 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police say a SWAT team is responding to a call about an armed barricaded suspect in northeast Albuquerque.
  Police say the scene is located in the area of Copper and Juan Tabo.
  No further information is available at this time. KRQE News 13 will provide updates.
  
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• Police respond to bomb threat in downtown Albuquerque

  15-02-2018 23:22 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say they are responding to a possible bomb threat in downtown Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque Police are on scene at near Broadway and Central.
  No further information is available at this time. KRQE News 13 will provide updates.
  
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• Advocate: Racism killed New Mexico early childhood ed bill

  15-02-2018 23:06 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops says he believes racism helped kill a proposal to expand early childhood education in the state.
  Allen Sanchez, executive director of the group, said Wednesday that mainly wealthy whites opposed the plan that would have helped the state’s poor Hispanic and Native American children.
  The constitutional amendment to increase annual distributions from the $17 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund to early chil
  
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• Student suspected in Washington state school shooting plot

  15-02-2018 23:02 via krqe.com
  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Authorities arrested a Washington state student suspected in a school shooting plot after his grandmother showed officers plans for an attack.
  Police in Everett, which is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Seattle, arrested 18-year-old Joshua Alexander O’Connor on attempted murder and other charges at ACES High School on Tuesday, The Daily Herald reported.
  Earlier, O’Connor’s grandmother called 911 and showed responding officers a
  
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• Suspect accused of pulling gun on students near duck-pond arrested

  15-02-2018 22:39
  
  Albuquerque police have arrested a man suspected of pulling a gun on students near the UNM duck-pond Thursday.
  
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• This couple both planned their proposals to each other at the same time

  15-02-2018 22:19
  
  "I asked first, get up!"
  
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• Police looking for suspect who has sent more than 100 unwanted pizzas to lawyer

  15-02-2018 22:14
  
  A lawyer in Germany has received more than 100 pizzas that he didn’t order, and the deliveries keep on coming.
  
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• Amy Schumer confirms marriage with beautiful wedding photos

  15-02-2018 22:09
  
  She captioned the photos simply, "Yup." Congrats to the happy couple!
  
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• Florida student describes hearing her favorite teacher being shot dead

  15-02-2018 22:08
  
  A Florida teen recounted the harrowing moment she heard the shot that ended her favorite teacher's life, describing it as the "worst experience in the world."
  
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• Florida shooting suspect was part of white nationalist group, leader says

  15-02-2018 22:03
  
  The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school has a trouble past.
  
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• Bipartisan DACA, border security proposal fails in Senate

  15-02-2018 21:58
  
  A much-anticipated bipartisan deal that would have paved a pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million Dreamers failed to get the 60 votes necessary to advance legislation after White House opposition.
  
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• Nikolas Cruz: Who is the Florida school shooting suspect?

  15-02-2018 21:52
  
  A day after a shooting left 17 dead at a south Florida high school, more questions emerged about the suspect's mental health and possible warning signs he left on social media.
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics: The latest from PyeongChang

  15-02-2018 21:48
  
  These are the highlights as events continue in PyeongChang.
  
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• Victims identified in Florida shooting: Hero football coach, future college swimmer among dead

  15-02-2018 21:45 via krqe.com
  PARKLAND, FL (WFLA) – Some of the 17 people killed in a deadly rampage at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida have been identified in multiple media reports.
  Here are some of their names:
  Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach who was hailed a hero after he stepped in front of multiple students to shield them from the gunfire, died from his injuries early Thursday morning, the school’s football team announced via Twitter.
  It is with Great sadness that
  
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• Critics wary as Google’s Chrome begins an ad crackdown

  15-02-2018 20:32 via krqe.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On Thursday, Google will begin using its Chrome browser to eradicate ads it deems annoying or otherwise detrimental to users. It just so happens that many of Google’s own most lucrative ads will sail through its new filters.
  The move, which Google first floated back in June, is ostensibly aimed at making online advertising more tolerable by flagging sites that run annoying ads such as ones that auto-play video with sound. And it’s using a big hammer: Chrome
  
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• Ex-All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza denies dealing cocaine

  15-02-2018 20:21 via krqe.com
  CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who earned more than $43 million over 14 seasons, denied allegations Wednesday that he is a cocaine dealer.
  Loaiza, who became a celebrity in his native Mexico, made his first appearance in San Diego County Superior Court in Chula Vista, California, since his arrest last week. The 46-year-old retired athlete did not speak in court but did look at his father and other family members before his defense attorney ente
  
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• Amazon to pay $1.2 million for illegal pesticide sales

  15-02-2018 20:16 via krqe.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it has reached a $1.2 million settlement with Amazon over the sale of illegal pesticides.
  It’s one of the largest penalties accessed under federal pesticides laws.
  Federal authorities say the agreement settles allegations that the internet giant committed nearly 4,000 violations – dating back to 2013 – for selling and distributing imported pesticide products that were not licensed for sale in the United States.
  The p
  
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• Appeals court declares Trump travel ban unconstitutional

  15-02-2018 20:15 via krqe.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban on travelers from six largely Muslim countries is “unconstitutionally tainted with animus toward Islam,” a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, delivering another blow to the policy.
  In a 9-4 vote, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond said it examined statements made by Trump and other administration officials, as well as the presidential proclamation imposing the b
  
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• Florida shooting suspect was part of white supremacist group, leader says

  15-02-2018 19:06
  
  The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school has a trouble past.
  
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• Powerful video of woman taking first breath with new lungs goes viral

  15-02-2018 19:04
  
  "That moment of taking that first, oh, the first breath of air. For so long, I have not been able to breathe like that."
  
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• Man pulls gun on students at UNM duck-pond

  15-02-2018 19:04
  
  A man pulled a gun on several victims near the UNM duck-pond, university officials say.
  
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• UNM on alert after suspect pulls gun on several victims

  15-02-2018 19:03 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)— UNM officials have sent out a Lobo alert after reports of a man pulling a gun on several victims in the University of New Mexico area.
  On Thursday morning, a dark-skinned man around 5-foot-8 wearing dirty tan pants and a green rain poncho pointed a handgun at victims at Lomas and Yale.
  Another incident was reported by police near the Duck Pond where he pulled a gun on several more victims.
  He was last seen walking south towards Central.
  Officers were unable to loc
  
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• Suspect accused of pulling gun at UNM taken into custody

  15-02-2018 19:03 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — University of New Mexico officials have declared campus safe after reports of a man pulling a gun on several victims in the campus area.
  On Thursday morning, a dark-skinned man around 5-foot-8 wearing dirty tan pants and a green rain poncho pointed a handgun at victims at Lomas and Yale.
  Another incident was reported by police near the Duck Pond where he pulled a gun on several more victims.
  He was last seen walking south towards Central.
  An alert was issued
  
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• The victims of the Florida high school mass shooting

  15-02-2018 19:01
  
  The names of some of the victims killed in Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are starting to be released.
  
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• Obama urges 'common-sense gun safety laws' after Florida mass shooting

  15-02-2018 19:01
  
  Despite yet another tragedy in America, the former president said "we are not powerless."
  
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• GoFundMe page for Florida shooting victims raises more than $100K in one day

  15-02-2018 18:56
  
  Donations will be used to provide relief and financial support to the victims and families of the tragedy.
  
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• The couple who bought the 'American Horror Story' murder house are living a horror story of their own

  15-02-2018 18:51
  
  If the fans weren't bad enough, there may be some truth to this house being haunted. 👻
  
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• Junior ROTC student helped shield dozens with Kevlar sheets in Florida school shooting

  15-02-2018 18:34
  
  "I was a little scared. I was more worried about getting home safe, making sure everybody got home safe."
  
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• What we know about the south Florida school shooting

  15-02-2018 18:31
  
  On Wednesday, 17 people were killed and at least 15 injured after a deadly shooting at a south Florida high school.
  
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• So, how much do the Winter Olympics really cost?

  15-02-2018 18:25
  
  A breakdown of the most expensive Olympic Games throughout history.
  
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• FBI was warned about alleged shooter nearly 5 months ago, tipster says

  15-02-2018 18:23
  
  A Mississippi man says he immediately contacted the FBI about a person named Nikolas Cruz in September after seeing a comment about becoming a "professional school shooter."
  
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• Vatican tries to defuse scandal, says pope meets victims

  15-02-2018 18:05 via krqe.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis meets frequently with victims of sexual abuse, seeking to defuse a mounting scandal over his unbridled support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their abuse.
  Several times a month, Francis meets in private with victims individually or in groups to listen to their stories “and help them to heal their serious wounds,” spokesman Greg Burke said in a statement.
  Francis is faci
  
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• Students: Shooting suspect harassed peers, bragged about gun

  15-02-2018 16:13 via krqe.com
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students and neighbors describe the suspect in the deadly rampage at a Florida high school as a troubled teenager who threatened and harassed peers, talked about killing animals, posed with guns in disturbing photos on social media, and bragged about target practice in his backyard with a pellet gun.
  Nikolas Cruz, 19, had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for “disciplinary reasons,” Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said,
  
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• Nestle sales disappoint, doesn’t plan L’Oreal stake increase

  15-02-2018 16:05 via krqe.com
  GENEVA (AP) — Swiss food and beverage giant Nestle said Thursday that it does not plan to increase its stake in the L’Oreal cosmetics empire, despite now having the legal option to do so, and is exploring options for its Gerber Life Insurance business.
  The announcement came as the company based in Vevey, Switzerland, reported that net profit fell nearly 16 percent to 7.18 billion Swiss francs ($7.7 billion) last year, compared with 8.53 billion in 2016. The company said the drop was
  
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• McDonald’s slims down Happy Meal by banishing cheeseburgers

  15-02-2018 16:04 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.
  Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid’s meal, but the fast-food company said that not listing them will reduce how often they’re ordered. Since it removed soda from the Happy Meal menu four years ago, orders for it wi
  
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• Gangnam isn’t just a style, it’s a way of life

  15-02-2018 16:02 via krqe.com
  SEOUL (Nexstar) — From high tech to high fashion, style is the name of the game in Seoul, so we headed over to the city’s Gangnam District, the Inspiration for the song that took over the world in 2012 for a look at what “Gangnam Style” is all about.
  “The Gangnam (District) itself is called the Beverly Hills of Korea,” June Shin explains.
  South of the Han River is where you’ll find the Gangnam District, the home to more than 500,000 people. Rolls Royces,
  
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• Mikala Shiffrin wins gold in Giant Slalom

  15-02-2018 16:01 via krqe.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Nexstar) – 22-year-old Mikala Shiffrin is golden. She made her Olympic debut in the giant slalom in PyeongChang after two days of weather delays.
  Despite trailing the leader by 0.2 seconds going into her last and final run, she was able to power her way to a first-place finish.
  She becomes the first American to win the Women’s Giant Slalom since 2006, finishing 0.39 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. And can claim Gold Medal No. 101 for Team USA in Winter
  
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• Officer in wreck that killed young boy has history of on-duty crashes

  15-02-2018 15:40
  
  KOAT has learned Officer Jonathan McDonnell has been involved in a handful of other car crashes.
  
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• Actor Luke Wilson was a 'hero' after deadly LA crash, witness says

  15-02-2018 15:40
  
  The witness said Wilson pulled a 50-year-old woman from the smoking wreckage of her car after the three-vehicle accident.
  
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• Husband continues to win Valentine's Day with big surprises

  15-02-2018 15:33
  
  Lonnie Anderson is known for his grand gestures on Valentine’s Day and this year he went really big, projecting the love for his wife onto the side of a downtown Albuquerque building.
  
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• Trump to address nation on deadly mass shooting

  15-02-2018 15:32 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to address the nation Thursday morning about the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, the White House said.
  Trump also issued a proclamation honoring the victims of the shooting at the Parkland, Florida, high school. It says, “Our nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones.”
  A former student opened fire Wednesday at the school with an AR-15 rifle, killing 17 people and injuring 14 more. The 19-yea
  
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• Trump cites mental health in shooting, no mention of guns

  15-02-2018 15:32 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump struck a solemn tone Thursday after the deadly school shooting in Florida, describing a “scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil” and promising to “tackle the difficult issue of mental health,” but avoiding any mention of guns.
  Taking up the now-familiar ritual of public consolation after terrible violence, Trump spoke from the White House Diplomatic Room. In a slow, deliberate style, he sought to reassure a troubled
  
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• 3 hospitalized after vehicle stopped at gate to NSA headquarters

  15-02-2018 15:32
  
  Three people are in custody after an SUV sparked a confrontation at a gate to the intelligence agency's campus.
  
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• Good morning, rain!

  15-02-2018 15:26
  
  Much-needed rain and snow falling today
  
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• Nearly 75,000 hair dryers recalled after 35 reports of sparking, smoking

  15-02-2018 15:14
  
  ISO Beauty has received two reports of flames coming from the dryers and three reports of burn injuries to hands or fingers.
  
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• Coach who shielded students among shooting victims

  15-02-2018 15:14 via krqe.com
  PARKLAND, Fla. — (AP) – A football coach who also worked as a security guard is among the dead in a school shooting that claimed 17 lives in Parkland, Florida.
  The football program at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tweeted that assistant coach Aaron Feis died while selflessly shielding students.
  The tweet ended: “He died a hero and he will forever be in our hearts and memories.”
  Feis graduated from the school in 1999 and worked mainly with the junior varsi
  
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• 'We didn't order it. We don't want it': Couple plagued by Amazon packages

  15-02-2018 15:09
  
  This couple says it was fun at first when they started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon that they hadn't ordered. Now they think it's annoying and want it to stop.
  
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