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• Family member has harsh words for accused killer

  02-03-2018 23:58
  
  Victim's sister: "I hope he rots in hell."
  
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• 'Life through your Lens' exhibit shines spotlight on homelessness

  02-03-2018 23:31
  
  An Iowa art exhibit is giving folks a chance to help people without a place to call home.
  
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• There was a tie on ‘Jeopardy!’ and the internet didn’t know what to do

  02-03-2018 23:23
  
  On Thursday night, Jeopardy! fans across the country were settling in for that night’s episode, but the ending took everyone by surprise.
  
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• Instant Pot recalls 104,000 Gem 65 8-in-1 multicookers

  02-03-2018 23:19
  
  Instant Pot has recalled 104,000 Gem 65 8-in-1 Multicookers because they can overheat and melt on the underside, posing a fire hazard.
  
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• Two Fools Tavern serving up traditional Irish breakfast

  02-03-2018 23:08
  
  From Irish Coffee to Rashers to Brown Bread. Two Fools Tavern is serving up a traditional Irish Breakfast once a week.
  
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• Trump’s gun stance a struggle for Congress, NRA

  02-03-2018 22:59 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Action on gun legislation has skidded to a halt in Congress — not for a lack of bipartisan proposals, but because President Donald Trump’s stunning shift on gun policy left some in his party confused, irritated and scrambling to figure out what to do next.
  Republicans squirmed over Trump’s call for stricter gun laws after the assault on a Florida high school, while Democrats seized on the opening to reach beyond a modest measure gaining traction in Congr
  
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• Nor’easter grounds flights, halts trains along East Coast

  02-03-2018 22:49 via krqe.com
  BOSTON (AP) — A relentless nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways-blown rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from North Carolina to Maine.
  Airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights, mostly in the Northeast. LaGuardia Airport in New York City grounded all flights, and John F. Kennedy, also in the city, grounded all but a few departures.
  The Eastern Sea
  
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• Billy Graham funeral: Evangelist’s children carry on crusade

  02-03-2018 22:46 via krqe.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s children remembered “America’s Pastor” on Friday as a man devoted to spreading the Gospel, living his life at home as he preached it in stadiums, with a personable humility and an unwavering focus on the Bible. As his oldest son told the funeral congregation, “There weren’t two Billy Grahams.”
  His adult children — all speakers or preachers in their own right — recalled being taught by their
  
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• Sandy Hook families to Bass Pro Shops: Stop selling assault rifles

  02-03-2018 22:24
  
  The parents of children killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School are asking Bass Pro Shops to stop selling assault rifles like the one used in the 2012 massacre.
  
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• Chip and Joanna Gaines ready to launch new 'Fixer Upper' series

  02-03-2018 22:03
  
  "The new 15-episode series will highlight how Joanna creates breathtaking designs -- from strategy to staging -- in each stunning overhaul," HGTV said in a news release.
  
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• Indiana lawmakers approve bill banning eyeball tattooing

  02-03-2018 21:53
  
  The Indiana Legislature has approved a bill to effectively ban the practice of eyeball tattooing.
  
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• Pastor: Loaded gun found in day care student's lunch bag

  02-03-2018 21:46
  
  A pastor of a church day care in South Carolina says a teacher found a loaded gun in a student's lunch bag and safely confiscated it.
  
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• Olympic star Raisman files suit against USOC, USA Gymnastics

  02-03-2018 21:32 via krqe.com
  Aly Raisman spent months urging the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics to get serious about taking a long hard look into how Larry Nassar’s abusive conduct was allowed to run unchecked for so long.
  Frustrated by what she considers a lack of progress, the six-time Olympic medalist is hoping she can get some answers in court.
  Raisman has filed a lawsuit against both organizations, claiming they “knew or should have known” about abusive patterns Nassar, a disgraced former n
  
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• Mayor Keller reveals options to reduce budget deficit

  02-03-2018 21:28 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cutting Animal Welfare’s budget, eliminating the 311 Call Center, cutting city workers pay and increasing bus fare are just a few cuts Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is considering to overhaul the city’s finances.
  The mayor’s office has put out a list of ideas to fix the city’s estimated $40 million budget deficit.
  One of them is to send a two-cent per gallon tax proposal to the voters.
  The list includes more than 30 possibilities for s
  
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• Mayor Keller releases options to reduce budget deficit

  02-03-2018 21:28 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday, Mayor Tim Keller released the City of Albuquerque’s Budget Deficit Initiative Report.
  In the report, Keller discusses considerations regarding the gap between revenue and expenses.
  In a news release, Keller said, “The reality is that our city is facing a prolonged and structural budget crisis,” stated Mayor Keller. “Years of one-time fixes, vacancy savings, cost deferrals and wishful thinking have run their course. We can
  
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• 'Topes visit KOB as tickets go on sale

  02-03-2018 21:26
  
  Tickets for the 2018 Albuquerque Isotopes season went on sale Friday, and the team is kicking season preparations into overdrive.
  
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• Beer industry could feel crunch from Trump's proposed aluminum tariff

  02-03-2018 20:31
  
  Brewers say the upcoming tariff on aluminum imports could cost thousands of jobs in the beer industry.
  
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• Gov. Martinez signs legislation including bill to curb auto thefts

  02-03-2018 20:26 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a slew of new bills into law, including one that aims to curb auto thefts in the state.
  Out of more than 100 bills sent to the governor’s desk, she’s signed about 45 from this legislative session and vetoed two so far.
  One of the bills she’s signed creates an automobile theft prevention authority as part of the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance.
  It basically creates a centralized system in which the fraud
  
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• EU to take aim at 'Harley Davidson, bourbon, blue jeans' after US tariffs

  02-03-2018 20:26
  
  After President Trump promised tariffs on steel and aluminum, an EU official said the 28-nation block would be treating "American products the same way."
  
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• New Mexico homeless shelter eyes temporary closure

  02-03-2018 20:19 via krqe.com
  HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – A southeastern New Mexico homeless shelter might be temporarily shutting down after the group’s co-directors announced they were leaving.
  The Hobbs News-Sun reports that Manna Outreach, a Christian ministry which for almost 30 years has been aimed at helping people in Hobbs, New Mexico, is considering halting some functions, including its shelter, until new managers are found.
  Manna Outreach co-directors Javonica and Michael Wallace recently said they are leaving t
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle invite members of the public to their wedding

  02-03-2018 20:10
  
  More than 2,000 commoners will be invited to the royal wedding –but you're not one of them.
  
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• New Mexico moves forward with changes to welfare benefits distribution

  02-03-2018 20:10 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lawyers for the New Mexico Human Services Department are moving forward with changes to better distribute welfare benefits.
  Employees were falsifying applications to make it appear some applicants had more income than they actually did.
  The families were then wrongly denied emergency benefits.
  All of this was done to meet federal deadlines.
  A hearing was held Thursday to discuss the state’s progress in meeting court orders related to the issue.
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• Former UNM athletes accused of rape drop suit against university

  02-03-2018 20:02 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two former UNM football players have dropped their lawsuit against the university.
  Crusoe Gongbay and Saqwan Edwards sued the university after rape charges against them were dropped.
  The two were accused of raping a fellow UNM student on campus.
  The suits claim UNM was intent on making a rape case stick because of public and federal criticism over how the school handles sexual assault cases.
  The filing does not state if a settlement has been reached or
  
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• 2 teens arrested for fatally shooting man

  02-03-2018 20:02
  
  Two teens have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a park in southwest Albuquerque.
  
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• Sam Donaldson to moderate NM congressional forum

  02-03-2018 19:59
  
  Sam Donaldson is scheduled to moderate a debate for candidates in seek of the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat in central New Mexico.
  
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• Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are presenting the Oscar for 'Best Picture' again this year

  02-03-2018 19:57
  
  Better luck this time?
  
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• Human skull discovery still stumps forensic investigators one year later

  02-03-2018 19:49
  
  The mystery of the skull and where the rest of the skeleton could be are yet to be solved. 💀
  
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• Nonprofit selling transportation, hotel stay packages for MW tourney

  02-03-2018 19:47
  
  Tixs for Kids is holding its 8th annual fundraiser trip to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
  
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• Sheriff’s office creates team to address safety issues

  02-03-2018 18:57 via krqe.com
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – A sheriff’s office in southeastern New Mexico is hiring more deputies to create a team to target traffic safety issues on a major highway and to work animal cruelty cases.
  The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office is forming a special team of five deputies and a sergeant to address issues like wrecks on U.S. Highway 285.
  A section of the major thoroughfare southeast of Carlsbad has been the site of more than five deaths since Octo
  
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• 2 killed in shooting at Central Michigan University dorm; suspect at-large

  02-03-2018 18:51
  
  Campus police said the deceased were not students and the shooting stemmed from a "domestic situation."
  
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• Mary Lynn Roper to retire from role as President & General Manager of KOAT-TV

  02-03-2018 18:32
  
  Pioneering TV News Executive Caps Nearly Five-Decade Broadcasting Career Including 25 Years at Helm of KOAT
  
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• VIDEO: Tens of thousands of sharks migrate down Florida's coast

  02-03-2018 18:28
  
  Tens of thousands of sharks are making their annual migration down the coast of Florida.
  
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• Beer industry crushed by Trump's proposed aluminum tariff

  02-03-2018 18:27
  
  Brewers say the upcoming tariff on aluminum imports could cost thousands of jobs in the beer industry.
  
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• Study says reducing portion size has nothing to do with weight loss

  02-03-2018 18:13
  
  As long as most of your diet comes from these two food groups.
  
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• Mourners gather to say goodbye to ‘America’s pastor’ Billy Graham

  02-03-2018 18:06
  
  The President and First Lady are attending Rev. Graham’s funeral.
  
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• What gut type are you?

  02-03-2018 17:56
  
  There are five – and they all mean different things for your health and wellbeing.
  
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• Extremists stage deadly attacks in Burkina Faso capital

  02-03-2018 17:40 via krqe.com
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Islamic extremists opened fire on the French Embassy and army headquarters in separate attacks in Burkina Faso’s capital Friday, killing at least seven soldiers, while eight of the militants were slain, a government official said.
  Many others were wounded among the security forces, and it was feared the death toll could rise, said the official, Communications Minister Remy Danjuinou. Five emergency centers were set up in Ouagadougou to treat the high
  
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• Worst of bad US flu season is over as illnesses decline

  02-03-2018 17:06 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the nation’s nasty flu season is finally over.
  U.S. health officials said Friday that the flu season apparently peaked in early February and has been falling since then.
  The number of people going to the doctor with symptoms of the flu has continued to decline. Deaths from the flu or pneumonia are going down, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 32 states reported heavy patient flu traffic last week, down from 43 a month ago.
  This flu
  
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• Police respond to shots fired at Central Michigan University

  02-03-2018 16:21 via krqe.com
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) —School officials say police are responding to a report of shots fired at a residence hall at Central Michigan University.
  The university said Friday morning that the report concerns Campbell Hall on its campus in Mount Pleasant. The university says the suspect is still at large, and police are urging students to take shelter.
  The city says the male suspect is considered armed and dangerous.
  The school released the information on its Facebook page around 9:30 a.m
  
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• Police: 2 dead after shooting at Central Michigan University

  02-03-2018 16:21 via krqe.com
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Police warned the public not to a confront a 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting two people on Friday at a Central Michigan University residence hall, saying he is considered dangerous and likely still in the area.
  Neither victim was a student at the school, and investigators believe the shooting was related to some type of domestic problem. The school, which has about 23,000 students, urged everyone on campus to take shelter.
  Campus police identified
  
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• 2 shot at Central Michigan University dorm, reports say

  02-03-2018 15:59
  
  The university said the suspect is at-large.
  
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• Warming up into the weekend

  02-03-2018 15:49
  
  Winds will be on the increase.
  
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• NATO rejects Putin’s ‘unacceptable’ threats to target allies

  02-03-2018 15:47 via krqe.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to target its members are unacceptable and that the military alliance will continue using its armed forces to deter aggression.
  NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said Friday that “Russian statements threatening to target allies are unacceptable and counterproductive.”
  Putin said Thursday that Moscow has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can’t be intercepted, telling the West: &ldquo
  
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• Man accidentally orders $1,600 Uber ride

  02-03-2018 15:38
  
  After a night out in West Virginia, a man accidentally ordered an Uber to take him to New Jersey. The Uber ride was more than 300 miles.
  
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• March 2nd Morning Rush: Murder victim’s sister: ‘I hope he rots in hell’

  02-03-2018 15:15 via krqe.com
  1. Prosecutors will continue working on paperwork to keep a man accused in the murder of two roommates locked up until trial. Police say James Knight beat Zakaria Fry and Eugene Carrel ray to death at their home in Albuquerque before dumping their bodies on the side of a rural road in Stanley, New Mexico. Fry’s sister was in the courtroom when Knight faced a judge for the first time. She was the one who reported Fry missing. Knight is now facing murder charges and is still locked up t
  
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• Pet of the Week “Barnaby” rescued from streets in northeastern NM

  02-03-2018 15:09 via krqe.com
   
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) — KRQE’s Pet of the Week, “Barnaby” is a product of the type of suffering and neglect that’s prevalent in resource-scarce northeastern NM. Friday, he’s hoping to change his luck, and find a loving home.
  The Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) of Northeastern New Mexico was created in 2008 by local citizens compelled to address the cruelty and neglect of cats and dogs in and around Las Vegas, New Mexico. We are volunteers who gained our
  
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• Drunk man takes $1,600 Uber from West Virginia to New Jersey

  02-03-2018 15:04 via krqe.com
  GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who got drunk in West Virginia and mistakenly ordered a $1,635 Uber ride back to his home state says the experience was “crazy.”
  NJ.com reported Wednesday that Kenny Bachman thought he was taking an Uber to where he was staying, near the West Virginia University campus.
  But when his driver woke him up two hours into the more than 300-mile journey to New Jersey, Bachman says he didn’t know what was happening or who the driver
  
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• Trump: “Trade wars are good, and easy to win”

  02-03-2018 14:53 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday insisted “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” a bold claim that will likely find many skeptics, including those on Wall Street and even some Republicans.
  Trump has declared that the U.S. will impose punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating tensions with China and other trading partners and raising the prospect of higher prices for American consumers and companies. After the announcement Thursday, stocks cl
  
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• Aly Raisman sues Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics

  02-03-2018 14:48
  
  The Olympic gymnast's attorney accused the groups of “a conspiracy to silence victims and cover-up the largest child sex abuse scandal in history.”
  
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• Trump: Trade wars are good, 'easy to win'

  02-03-2018 14:32
  
  The president declared that the U.S. will impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating tensions with China and other trading partners.
  
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