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• Mexican man assumed US identity, stole $360,000 over the course of decades

  05-03-2018 23:55
  
  Andres Avelino Anduaga used a fake birth certificate starting in 1980.
  
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• Uber sued after covering up data stolen by hackers

  05-03-2018 23:45
  
  Pennsylvania's attorney general is suing the ride-sharing service over a widespread data breach, claiming that the company knew about the hack for more than a year.
  
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• 32 books every little girl should read during Women's History Month

  05-03-2018 23:44
  
  Who runs the world? Girls!
  
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• Recognition awaits Hispanic who fought in Civil War

  05-03-2018 23:23 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state lawmakers are seeking new recognition for the Civil War heroism of a Hispanic soldier for the Union Army who also led violent campaigns against Native Americans in the mid-19th century and had close ties to a community known for enslaving American Indians.
  An infrastructure bill approved by the Legislature would place a bronze bust of Manuel Antonio Chaves in the Statehouse. Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has until Wednesday to act on the
  
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• Prosecutors push to keep teen murder suspect behind bars

  05-03-2018 23:21 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Prosecutors are pushing to keep a 15-year-old accused of murder behind bars until trial.
  Police say Santiago Armijo shot Larry Desantiago last week during a dispute at a southwest Albuquerque Park.
  They say he got the gun from a friend he was with, Jeremiah De La Pena, another 15-year-old.
  Both teens are charged with murder.
  A District Court Judge will decide whether to hold Armijo until trial.
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• Police, firefighters work together to save choking puppy

  05-03-2018 23:21
  
  "When officers came around the corner, they found the puppy was not breathing, limp, and unresponsive."
  
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• Dozens of star tributes mysteriously vanish on Las Vegas Strip

  05-03-2018 23:17
  
  Nearly 50 stars were taken out for bollard installation along Las Vegas Boulevard.
  
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• Supreme Court rejects appeal of man convicted of raping, killing daughter

  05-03-2018 23:12 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who raped and murdered his one-month-old daughter.
  Juan Galindo was high on meth and home alone with the child in 2011 when she was killed in their home near Goff and Bridge.
  Investigators say the baby had black eyes, bite marks, a damaged liver, and severe injuries to her genitals.
  Galindo was convicted of child abuse resulting in death and sentenced to 63 years in prison.
  Galindo appealed, arguing
  
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• Republicans in Congress look to keep a low profile

  05-03-2018 22:42 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After last year’s successful drive to cut taxes, what do President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress do for an encore? The answer seems to be, “Not so much.”
  For sure, Republicans in Washington feel good about the effect their overhaul of the nation’s tax code is having on the economy, and recent polling suggests it’s getting more popular as the midterm elections draw closer. But looking ahead to other potential legislation to boast abo
  
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• Senators want alerts when gun buyers fail background checks

  05-03-2018 22:38 via krqe.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators want state law enforcement to be alerted when someone who isn’t allowed to buy a gun tries to purchase one.
  U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Chris Coons on Monday said they will introduce a bill that requires federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
  Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, and Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said the
  
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• 'Whatever' bathroom sign at New Orleans wine bar goes viral

  05-03-2018 22:07
  
  The original poster wrote Monday, "Well ... my 15 minutes of fame has arrived."
  
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• SpaceX gears up for 50th Falcon 9 launch

  05-03-2018 22:06
  
  The workhorse rocket is slated to hit the half-century mark tonight.
  
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• Powerful nor'easter uncovers shipwreck off Maine coast

  05-03-2018 21:56
  
  The Maine Historic Preservation Commission believes the 51-foot-long hull dates to the era between the Revolutionary War and Civil War.
  
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• Former Trump aide says he'll defy Mueller subpoena

  05-03-2018 21:42
  
  Sam Nunberg was an early Trump adviser, but they parted ways on bad terms early in the campaign.
  
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• Massive snow geese migration makes for a spectacular sight

  05-03-2018 21:01
  
  Have you ever seen so many geese in one place? 😲
  
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• Judge, police help oust Trump Hotels from Panama property

  05-03-2018 21:01
  
  "This was purely a commercial dispute that just spun out of control," said an investor as a 12-day standoff ended.
  
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• California group orders hundreds of pizzas for West Virginia teachers

  05-03-2018 20:54 via krqe.com
  CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The United Educators of San Francisco have raised more than $11,000 to buy a pizza for the teachers striking at the West Virginia Capitol building.
  Husson’s Pizza confirms to 13 News that an order from San Francisco of 500 pizzas is being given to teachers by the slice at the Capitol this afternoon.
  Nick Husson himself is at the capitol to hand the slices of pizza out.
  The GoFundMe was started by Lita Blanc, the President of
  
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• Walmart expanding meal kits to thousands of stores

  05-03-2018 20:31
  
  Meal kits, such as those offered by Blue Apron or HelloFresh, have become popular with those who have little time or energy to plan meals and shop for groceries.
  
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• 36,000 highchairs sold at Walmart recalled after five kids hurt

  05-03-2018 20:22 via krqe.com
  MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCMH) — Graco is recalling about 36,000 highchairs sold exclusively at Walmart after five children were injured while sitting in them.
  The rear legs on the Graco Table2Table 6-in-1 Highchairs can pivot out of position. This makes the the chair unstable and poses a fall hazard to a child in the highchair.
  Recalled highchair (Courtesy: Graco via CPSC)
  Graco issued the recall after receiving 38 reports of the problem. Five of those incidents involved injuries to a child who g
  
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• This dad recreated the Disney fireworks show in his daughter's room

  05-03-2018 20:16
  
  Every kid dreams of living in Disney World, but one little girl actually gets to fall asleep there every night. Well, kind of.
  
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• Local high school students compete in culinary competition

  05-03-2018 20:10 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local high schoolers are showing off their skills Monday in a prestigious culinary competition.
  The ProStart Invitational puts 12 high school teams against each other in a race of creativity, efficiency and skill.
  Each team has one hour to create an appetizer, an entree and dessert.
  Chefs from local restaurants score their work.
  The program, founded by the National Restaurant Association, aims to prepare students for the world of culinary arts after gra
  
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• Holocaust survivor says she had ‘demeaning’ TSA body search

  05-03-2018 20:07 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A Holocaust survivor says she was a victim of a “very demeaning body search” by U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents after a visit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  Eva Mozes Kor tweeted on Sunday in Albuquerque that she has to undergo the intrusive body search before boarding a plane and that it ruined her experience following a lecture.
  The Indiana resident spoke with teachers from around New Mexico at the National Museum of Nuclear Science an
  
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• Navajo filmmaker arrested on sexual assault charges

  05-03-2018 20:06 via krqe.com
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – A Navajo filmmaker from New Mexico was arrested for sexual assault over the weekend.
  According to the Durango Herald, police took 29-year-old Kody Dayish into custody on Saturday. He was attending the Durango Independent Film Festival.
  Dayish is in custody in connection to an alleged sexual assault that occurred Friday. Dayish is from Shiprock and has created numerous films in New Mexico.
  Dayish is behind bars at the La Plata County Detention Center on a $
  
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• 9-year-old boy accidentally shot, killed in Colorado

  05-03-2018 20:03 via krqe.com
  ARBOLES, Colo. (KRQE) – An accidental shooting has left a 9-year-old boy dead.
  The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was killed in the Arboles area on Friday afternoon.
  According to the Pagosa Springs Sun, three kids ages 7, 9 and 10 were being supervised by an older sibling.
  The three young kids went outside to play and made their way into an unoccupied summer home on a nearby property.
  They broke into a locked cabinet and found two guns inside.
  A loaded gun went o
  
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• Welcome snow slows California’s plunge back to drought

  05-03-2018 19:50 via krqe.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Welcome drifts of fresh snow awaited California’s water managers on their late-winter survey of the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Monday after a massive winter storm slowed the state’s plunge back into drought.
  The storm piled up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) of new snow in the mountains from late last week through the weekend, forcing Department of Water Resources officials to postpone the measurement for a few days.
  “We didn’t feel like it would be sa
  
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• Trump says he won’t back down on tariffs plan

  05-03-2018 19:47 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Monday that he’s “not backing down” on his plan to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum despite anxious warnings from House Speaker Paul Ryan and other congressional Republicans of a possible trade war.
  The president said that North American neighbors Canada and Mexico would not get any relief from his plan to place the tariffs on the imports but suggested he might be willing to exempt the two longstanding a
  
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• Trump says he'll visit Jerusalem for embassy opening 'if I can'

  05-03-2018 19:18
  
  The president upset allies and roiled the Arab world last year by announcing that the U.S. was moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
  
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• Yes, you can make wine using your Instant Pot

  05-03-2018 19:07
  
  Wine not?
  
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• These gym classes are less hygienic than a toilet

  05-03-2018 18:51
  
  It seems gym-goers share more than just their disdain for cardio: bacteria.
  
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• Fierce winds knock down tree planted by George Washington

  05-03-2018 18:38
  
  The 1791 tree had a uniquely 18th-century journey to the Founding Father's estate.
  
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• US services firms’ expansion slips a bit in February

  05-03-2018 18:21 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. services firms grew more slowly in February compared with the previous month, but still expanded at a healthy clip.
  The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its services index slipped to 59.5, from 59.9 in January. The January reading was the highest since 2005. Any reading above 50 signals expansion.
  A sharp drop in a gauge of employment, suggesting that companies are hiring workers at a much slower pace, pushed the index lower. The employment index fell
  
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• Cosby wants sexual assault case tossed or witnesses limited

  05-03-2018 18:19 via krqe.com
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A day after Hollywood’s first Oscars of the #MeToo era, Bill Cosby went to court Monday in a bid to get his sexual assault case thrown out — or at least stop some of his dozens of accusers from testifying at his retrial.
  Even before the arguments got underway, Cosby’s retooled defense team, led by former Michael Jackson lawyer Tom Mesereau, was rapped by a judge for falsely accusing prosecutors of hiding or destroying evidence.
  District Attorney Kev
  
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• 5 major life changes Bob Harper has made since having a near-fatal heart attack

  05-03-2018 18:12
  
  "Balance in every aspect of my life—especially now—is super important."
  
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• Thief nabbed after attempting to steal Frances McDormand’s Oscar

  05-03-2018 17:51
  
  Just hours after winning her second best actress Oscar, Frances McDormand may have wanted to put up three billboards to find her golden statuette.
  
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• Supreme Court issues opinion on Rio Grande water dispute between New Mexico, Texas

  05-03-2018 17:47 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  New Mexico will now also have to take on the federal government in it’s water fight with Texas.
  Texas is suing New Mexico claiming that the state is not following the Rio Grande Compact which requires New Mexico to give so much water to Texas every year.
  However, New Mexico disputes that claim.
  Monday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government also has a stake in how much water New Mexico gives to Texas since some of the water ends up in
  
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• Supreme Court issues opinion on Rio Grande water dispute

  05-03-2018 17:47 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico will now also have to take on the federal government in its water fight with Texas.
  Texas is suing New Mexico claiming that the state is not following the Rio Grande Compact, which requires New Mexico to give a certain amount of water to Texas every year.
  However, New Mexico disputes that claim.
  Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government also has a stake in how much water New Mexico gives to Texas since some of the water ends
  
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• Some lawmakers in both parties are avoiding gun debate

  05-03-2018 17:47
  
  Despite a clamor for action after the Florida school shooting, a powerful group of vulnerable lawmakers in both parties are avoiding the national conversation about guns.
  
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• Texas prepares for first primary of 2018 midterm election season

  05-03-2018 17:35
  
  The Texas primary races could have national implications in both the House and the Senate come Election Day this November.
  
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• Is it safe to eat dyed Easter eggs?

  05-03-2018 17:09
  
  It all depends on what you do with them.
  
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• Petition calls for national holiday to remember Billy Graham

  05-03-2018 17:08
  
  "America's Pastor" was laid to rest last week, but his memory and teachings resonate.
  
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• Henry Cavill finds out he's 'dead'

  05-03-2018 16:54
  
  "When you learned you died 2 days ago..."
  
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• Ryan Seacrest hosting Oscar red carpet despite sexual harassment allegation

  05-03-2018 16:25
  
  Oscar nominee Diane Warren said she did not hesitate to stop to do an interview with Seacrest.
  
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• Little girl mesmerized by Michelle Obama portrait

  05-03-2018 16:05
  
  The girl's mother say her daughter thinks the former First Lady is a queen.
  
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• Proposed R.I. bill would charge $20 to view pornography online

  05-03-2018 15:53
  
  Internet providers would be required to give the money made from the fee to an anti-human trafficking effort.
  
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• Local gun retailer won't sell guns to just anyone

  05-03-2018 15:51
  
  The owner of ABQ Guns says he refuses selling a firearm or ammunition to someone about once-per-month
  
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• Nearly 90% of stolen cars test positive for meth

  05-03-2018 15:49
  
  Albuquerque ranks first nationally when it comes to car thefts. Last year alone, close to 10,000 cars were stolen in the community.
  
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• Rita Moreno stuns in same dress she wore to 1962 Oscars

  05-03-2018 15:25 via krqe.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rita Moreno says it was time for her gown from the 1962 Oscars to make a comeback, so she decided to wear it for Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
  The 86-year-old actress told the story behind the gown she wore 56 years ago and how she never expected to win best-supporting actress for her role in “West Side Story.”
  Moreno recounted how she came to the 1962 Oscars “never dreaming I would win” because she was up against Judy Garland.
  The Puerto Rican
  
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• Automakers roll out new battery-powered cars at Geneva show

  05-03-2018 15:19 via krqe.com
  GENEVA (AP) — Global automakers are rolling out more electric vehicles at the Geneva International Motor Show as they try to challenge Tesla and get ahead of a disruptive shift in transportation toward lower-emission and autonomous vehicles.
  For the European carmakers, the mood at the event could be unsettled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat this weekend to slap tariffs on the region’s manufacturers in a potential trade war.
  And the three big German manufacturers —
  
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• ‘Recyclothes’ clothing drive helps needy students worry less, study more

  05-03-2018 15:00 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Recyclothes Spring clothing drive hopes to relieve many underprivileged students around Albuquerque, freeing them to pursue their school work.
  Keep Albuquerque Beautiful, Locker 505, Hinkle Family Fun Center, iHeartMEDIA, Donut Mart, and O’Niell’s are teaming up to sponsor the 7th annual Recyclothes event. Every year, thousands of students in the greater Albuquerque area and their families go without basic necessities. Recyclothes is a clothing driv
  
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• Trump links tariff relief for Canada, Mexico to NAFTA talks

  05-03-2018 14:56
  
  The president suggested he's using the upcoming tariffs as leverage in ongoing talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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