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• 23 gadgets for people who love their phones

  22-02-2018 23:58
  
  These handy little accessories will give your phones
  
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• Special counsel brings new tax charges against Paul Manafort and business associate

  22-02-2018 23:40
  
  According to a court document, Paul Manafort and Richard Gates generated tens of millions of dollars in income as a result of their Ukraine work.
  
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• Grand jury indicts Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on invasion of privacy charge

  22-02-2018 23:23
  
  Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on a felony charge of invasion of privacy.
  
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• Hundreds of city jobs for teens will be available this summer

  22-02-2018 23:21
  
  Anyone who needs more information about how to apply can contact human resources at 505-768-3700.
  
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• Julia Mancuso tries one of South Korea’s most popular sports

  22-02-2018 22:59 via krqe.com
  The popularity of eSports is at an all-time high and it’s taking South Korea by storm. Julia Mancuso visits with a professional gamer to see what all the hype is about.
  
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• Photos: U.S. Women’s Big Air snowboarding lands Silver

  22-02-2018 22:58 via krqe.com
   
  Reigning world champion Anna Gasser edged two-time gold medalist Jamie Anderson to win gold in the Olympic debut of women’s Big Air snowboarding. Gasser stomped the last of her three jumps, a double cork 1080 that saw the Austrian flip twice while spinning three times. Anderson led going into the final round, but the American sat down while trying to land her last jump.
  In snowboarding, it’s the spectacle and not the medals that truly matter. Which is why Gasser was particular
  
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• Arkansas reporter, Aaron Nolan meets Lindsey Vonn, completes selfie challenge

  22-02-2018 22:58 via krqe.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Winter Olympics correspondent Aaron Nolan has made good on a challenge from one of his KARK 4 Today co-hosts in Little Rock, AR.
  During Thursday morning’s show, anchor D.J. Williams told Nolan if he could get a selfie with Team USA alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, he would give him $1,000.
  Williams tweeted “It would be an honor to write a check for $500 to @lindseyvonn. And as for @AaronNolanNews I’m sure we can go double or nothing on something.&rdqu
  
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• School shooting threats pour in state-wide

  22-02-2018 22:40
  
  In the wake of the Florida shooting over a dozen New Mexico schools have received threats.
  
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• City announces summer job program for teens

  22-02-2018 22:36 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mayor Tim Keller announced Thursday this year’s summer job program for teens.
  The city’s program offers employment for hundreds of teens in multiple departments.
  “We want to use all tools in the toolbox when it comes to creating opportunities for Albuquerque’s youth,” Mayor Tim Keller said in a news release. “We are working to improve the existing summer jobs programs by making it more accessible to students from all walks
  
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• Several arrests made for threats to New Mexico schools

  22-02-2018 22:23
  
  These threats come more than one week after a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school and killed 17 people, sparking a new debate nationally over gun control, mental health and safety on campuses.
  
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• UNM’s executive vice president announces retirement

  22-02-2018 21:40 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico announced Thursday that David Harris will retire by the end of 2018.
  Harris is the executive vice president for administration, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.
  “After careful and detailed discussions with President Abdallah and incoming President Stokes, I wish to announce my intention to retire from my position at The University of New Mexico by the end of the year,” Harris said in a news release
  
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• Another former employee sues Google over issues of diversity

  22-02-2018 21:32 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Another former Google employee is suing the tech company over issues of diversity.
  Software developer Tim Chevalier, who is transgender, says he was fired for speaking up about online bullying he experienced at the company and complaining about discrimination, harassment and white supremacy on Google’s internal messaging system.
  The lawsuit comes after another former employee, James Damore, sued the company after he was fired for writing a memo criticizing G
  
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• Security Council to meet amid calls for Syria cease-fire

  22-02-2018 21:13 via krqe.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — World leaders called for an urgent cease-fire in Syria on Thursday as government forces pounded the opposition-controlled eastern suburbs of the capital in a crushing campaign that has left hundreds of people dead in recent days.
  The U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on a resolution, called for by Sweden and Kuwait, ordering a cease-fire to allow relief agencies to deliver aid around Syria and evacuate the critically sick and wounded from besieged areas to receive me
  
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• Investigation of Las Cruces student uncovers brass knuckles, knife

  22-02-2018 21:07 via krqe.com
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE)—  A Las Cruces student was taken into custody after officers allegedly found brass knuckles and a knife in his possession while on campus.
  Ernest Padilla, the 18-year-old Las Cruces High School student, is charged with one count of unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises, a fourth-degree felony.
  School officials were notified of Padilla when he allegedly posted a Snapchat of himself holding what appears to be a rifle with the caption, “Mex
  
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• Drinking alcohol could be the key to living past 90

  22-02-2018 21:00
  
  Happy hour enthusiasts rejoice.
  
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• Farm offers hiking with goats

  22-02-2018 20:59
  
  Would you hike with the goats?
  
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• Trump suggests arming teachers, giving them a bonus

  22-02-2018 20:52
  
  President Trump held another roundtable discussion on school shootings with state and local officials at the White House, this one was not aired live, and suggested giving “adept” teachers firearms.
  
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• After Kylie Jenner's tweet, Snapchat parent company loses $1.5B

  22-02-2018 20:45
  
  Reality TV star commented negatively about the social media app.
  
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• Trump defends the NRA as a group of 'patriots' who want to 'do the right thing'

  22-02-2018 20:38
  
  A White House official said that Trump spoke with NRA executive director Chris Cox.
  
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• Manzano HS football to be receive national award

  22-02-2018 20:32 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)— A local high school team is being honored for their success on the field.
  The Manzano High School football team will be presented with the Army National Guard National Ranking Trophy Thursday.
  The Monarchs went undefeated and claimed the New Mexico 6A State Championship.
  They are one of 50 schools across the country being honored on the MaxPreps Tour of Champions.
  It’s Manzano’s first football title since the school opened up 1961.
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• Ball State Students Get Opportunity to Cover Olympics

  22-02-2018 20:32 via krqe.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (WOOD) — Every two years, countless journalists from across the globe flock to one location to cover the Olympics.
  Many of them have spent years covering sports, but one group of Ball State University students is getting an early taste of covering world-class athletes at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
  Josh Shelton thought his professor was joking when he asked if he was interested in covering the Olympics.
  “I looked at him and said, ‘What’s the
  
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• Animal Welfare event offers free spay, neuter service for cats

  22-02-2018 20:13 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is hosting a first come first serve spay and neuter event for cats only.
  The first 100 people to show up will be able to make reservations for a free surgery.
  Cats must weight at least 2 pounds and pet owners can reserve up to two cats to undergo the free service.
  The event is Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 at the Eastside Shelter Clinic, located at 8920 Lomas Blvd. NE.
  For more information, click here. 
  
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• Tiffany Haddish to host MTV Movie & TV Awards in June

  22-02-2018 20:12
  
  Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is set to host the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
  
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• Woman shot dead in Barelas neighborhood

  22-02-2018 20:03
  
  Albuquerque police are in the Barelas neighborhood after a woman was shot and killed.
  
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• Sheriff’s Office: Student detained in school bomb threat

  22-02-2018 20:03 via krqe.com
  KIRTLAND, N.M. (AP) — San Juan County authorities say a 17-year-old Kirtland Central High School student is accused of making a bomb threat against the school.
  The Sheriff’s Office says the male student was detained Wednesday at a juvenile center on suspicion of a felony charge of making a bomb square.
  The office says the threat involved a handwritten note found in a school restroom and that the resulting investigation included interviews and handwriting samples.
  According to the off
  
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• Police: Woman shot, killed in southwest Albuquerque

  22-02-2018 19:59 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)— Authorities are investigating a homicide on the 1500 block of 2nd Street.
  Officers arrived at the scene to find a woman had been shot and killed.
  One person is in custody but it is unclear whether that person is a suspect.
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• McDonald's is bringing back Szechuan sauce

  22-02-2018 19:46
  
  It's back–again!
  
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• Mexican gray wolf population grows by 1 animal, survey says

  22-02-2018 19:43 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — At least one more endangered Mexican gray wolf is roaming the American Southwest compared with a year earlier, and U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday that lower survival rates among pups are primarily to blame for the lack of strong growth in the population.
  The annual survey documented 114 wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico. The number reflects on-the-ground data collected over the winter along with aerial surveys done in January and February.
  The la
  
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• US curlers to play for Olympic gold after upsetting Canada

  22-02-2018 19:36 via krqe.com
  GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP)John Shuster and his U.S. team will play for a gold medal against Sweden after a 5-3 semifinal upset over Canada, a country that has struggled at the Pyeongchang Olympics despite dominating the world of curling for years.
  The U.S. victory Thursday was a remarkable comeback story for team which had never beaten Canada at the Olympics and hadn’t made the podium since the 2006 Turin Games, when they won a bronze medal.
  Just as remarkable was the loss for Canada, whi
  
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• Security footage from school massacre scene was on 26-minute delay

  22-02-2018 19:34
  
  "Nobody told us," Coral Springs police Chief Tony Pustizzi said
  
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• Package sent to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle treated as 'racist hate crime'

  22-02-2018 19:24
  
  The Metropolitan Police said that officers tested a substance in a package received at St James's Palace, which the London Evening Standard said was a white powder.
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Leaves Olympics as Most Accomplished Female Skier

  22-02-2018 19:21 via krqe.com
  SOUTH KOREA (Nexstar) — It was a disappointing end to an astonishing Olympic career. Lindsey Vonn, who entered the second portion of the Ladies’ Combined Slalom with the top time, stumbled in the slalom to earn immediate disqualification from the event.
  But as Annie Sabo reports, Vonn walks away with pride in what she has already achieved as the woman many call “the best female ski racer in history.”
  Vonn leaves PyeongChang with a bronze in the downhill, becoming the winn
  
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• The perfect beer to go with your Girl Scout cookies

  22-02-2018 19:19
  
  Looking for the right beer to go with your Thin Mints? Boxing Bear Brewery helps us pair Girl Scout cookies and local beer.
  
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• Rio Grande HS return to class after reports of smoke

  22-02-2018 19:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Students at Rio Grande High School are returning to class after being evacuated after reports of smoke.
  According to a tweet from Albuquerque Public Schools Thursday, both the Albuquerque Fire Department and Albuquerque Police responded to the school and say the smoke could be due to a possible electrical issue.
  There is no other information at this time.Rio Grande HS students are returning to class.
  — APS (@ABQschools) February 22, 2018
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• Rio Grande HS evacuated after reports of smoke

  22-02-2018 19:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Rio Grande High School is being evacuated after reports of smoke.
  According to a tweet from Albuquerque Public Schools, both the Albuquerque Fire Department and Albuquerque Police are responding to the school and say the smoke could be due to a possible electrical issue.
  There is no other information at this time.
  Rio Grande HS is being evacuated due to reports of smoke — possibly an electrical issue. Fire Department and APS Police responding. @APS_PD
  
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• FDA recalls products containing increasingly popular opioid alternative

  22-02-2018 18:55
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday the destruction and recall of kratom-containing dairy supplements.
  
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• Trump endorses raising minimum age to 21 for more weapons

  22-02-2018 18:52 via krqe.com
  ASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a higher minimum age for buying certain firearms and tighter background checks, saying “there’s nothing more important than protecting our children,” amid a public outcry for action after the Florida school shooting.
  Trump said he spoke Wednesday night with many members of Congress and “they’re into background checks.” The president commented as he opened a school safety discussion at the White
  
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• Rev. Billy Graham to lie in honor at US Capitol

  22-02-2018 18:44 via krqe.com
  MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) —U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says the Rev. Billy Graham’s body will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for two days next week.
  Ryan says he’s inviting members of Congress and the public to pay their respects to the man called “American’s Pastor” on Feb. 28 and March 1.
  It’s a rare honor for a private citizen to lie in honor at the Capitol. According to the U.S. House, civil rights hero Rosa Parks was the last to do so
  
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• Troy Gentry's widow is suing the helicopter manufacturers for the crash that killed her husband

  22-02-2018 18:42
  
  The suit reveals new details about what really went wrong that tragic day.
  
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• Chipotle is trying to make its gigantic burritos healthier

  22-02-2018 18:29
  
  They're adding a trendy new ingredient.
  
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• Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller discovered the cause of Alzheimer's disease

  22-02-2018 18:26
  
  He contributed significantly to the study of mental diseases and disorders in a multitude of ways.
  
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• Sorry, but R2-D2 and BB-8 wouldn't be too useful in real life

  22-02-2018 17:53
  
  Maybe these are not the droids we are looking for, after all.
  
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• Student calls 911 from school, says he was sleepwalking

  22-02-2018 17:33 via krqe.com
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania middle school canceled classes after a student who said he was sleepwalking was found inside the building.
  State police say the seventh-grade student called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to report he was inside Wendover Middle School in Hempfield Township.
  The student told authorities he had been sleepwalking and woke up inside the school. Police say the student entered the school through a window and wandered around for about 15 minutes.
  Police say t
  
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• NRA's Wayne LaPierre hits Democrats, socialism in CPAC speech

  22-02-2018 17:30
  
  The National Rifle Association's executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre slammed Democrats for their reaction to the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
  
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• Gold for Team USA Women’s Hockey

  22-02-2018 17:17 via krqe.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – For the third Olympic games in a row, women’s hockey has come down to Team USA versus Team Canada.
  In fact, our neighbors to the north have won four consecutive gold medals. The last women’s gold for Team USA? Twenty years ago.
  This one was a fantastic game. From the start, the crowd from both countries was into this game and the play on the ice was intense and physical.
  Team USA would strike first but Canada would respond with two goals in the second
  
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• Ex-Google engineer: I was fired for pushing back on discrimination

  22-02-2018 17:08
  
  A former Google engineer is accusing the company of firing him after he spoke out about incidents of racism, sexism and harassment.
  
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• This chicken has been crossing the same road for over a year

  22-02-2018 17:03
  
  Can you guess why this chicken crosses the road? 🐔
  
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• Cinemark says ‘No’ to large bags

  22-02-2018 16:39 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)— Starting Thursday, Cinemark Theatres is banning large bags from its theaters.
  The company says they made this decision to create a safer and more secure environment for their employees and guests.
  Any bags or packages measuring larger than 12″ by 12″ by 6″ will not be permitted into the theater.
  Exceptions do include medical equipment and diaper bags.
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• Student arrested for making threats to carry out school shooting

  22-02-2018 16:30
  
  A student was arrested Thursday after threatening to carry out a school shooting at Belen High School.
  
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• Warriors decide on how to spend time in D.C. in lieu of White House visit

  22-02-2018 16:29
  
  “It's their championship. They got disinvited to the White House, so it's up to them what they wanted to do. So, they made their plans,” head coach Steve Kerr told ESPN.
  
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