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• PHOTOS: Vigil held for Ken Reiss in front of Carraro’s

  15-08-2020 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, August 15, those who knew Kenneth Reiss gathered in front of Carraro’s & Joe’s Place in Albuquerque to pay their respects. Reiss was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week.
  
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• PHOTOS: Vigil held for Ken Reiss across from Carraro’s

  15-08-2020 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, August 15, those who knew Kenneth Reiss gathered in front of Carraro’s & Joe’s Place in Albuquerque to pay their respects. Reiss was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week.
  
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• Workforce Solutions to hold town hall regarding rent and housing assistance

  15-08-2020 22:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Department of Workforce Solutions will be hosting a series of virtual town hall discussions on Tuesday, August 18. This online session is focused on rent and housing assistance for those impacted by COVID-19.The department is working with the Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales, Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, and the University of New Mexico School of Law to discuss issues facing renters, homeowners, and homeless New Mexicans. Topics covered will include wha
  
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• Are those ‘UFOs’ spotted over central Texas? Here’s what Google’s Project Loon has to do with it

  15-08-2020 21:57 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you glanced up at the sky on Saturday morning and swear you saw a UFO staring right back at you, you’re not alone.Several eagle-eyed KXAN viewers contacted us after they spotted three mysterious white objects high in the sky above central Texas early on Saturday morning.But don’t start planning for an alien invasion just yet – because these are not mysterious creatures from another world after all.In fact, the white objects are air balloons that are par
  
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• Second stimulus checks: Where we stand halfway through August

  15-08-2020 19:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — As of now, there are no plans on the table for lawmakers to act on President Donald Trump’s goal of an even larger second direct payment to Americans.Both Republicans and Democrats agree it makes sense to send $1,200 checks to help boost the bank accounts of families, but they can’t come to a consensous on a larger coronavirus aid package.And with negotiations stalled out, that means it’s possible no additional direct payments are on the way.
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• Annual UNM freshman day to be held online

  15-08-2020 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico will be welcoming its new students with a first-of-its-kind virtual Freshman Day on Sunday. This is the virtual edition of the Freshman Convocation Ceremony, held every Fall in Popejoy Hall.The online event will feature appearances from university, athletic, and community leaders. There will also be a panel discussion for parents. New Lobos and their families can take part on the UNM Facebook page or on Instagram. All the details and
  
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• Annual UNM freshman day held online

  15-08-2020 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico will be welcoming its new students with a first-of-its-kind virtual Freshman Day on Sunday. This is the virtual edition of the Freshman Convocation Ceremony, held every Fall in Popejoy Hall.The online event will feature appearances from university, athletic, and community leaders. There will also be a panel discussion for parents. New Lobos and their families can take part on the UNM Facebook page or on Instagram. All the details and
  
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• Trump supporters attempt world record boat parade near Clearwater Beach

  15-08-2020 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to break the record for largest boat parade Saturday in Pinellas County.
  More than 1,181 Trump supporters were expected Saturday morning, the organizing website states. That would break the Guinness World Record for largest boat parade, which was 1,180 in Malaysia on Sept. 13, 2014.
  While Guinness still cites the 2014 gathering in Malaysia in its record book, an organizer of a ‘Trumptilla’ in South Caro
  
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• Remote learning: Online safety tips for students and parents

  15-08-2020 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – As more districts announce plans for remote learning this year, it is important that parents know how to keep their children safe online.Students will be spending more time on computers, which increases their risk of running into cyber threats. u003cstrongu003eHere’s what classrooms will look like in West Virginia this fallu003c/strongu003eFor families to stay safe as they navigate this new environment, whether teaching children from home or just continuing to
  
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• Houston real estate company employees claim CEO said ‘Take off your mask or you can go home’

  15-08-2020 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Employees of Hartman Income REIT, a commercial real estate company in Houston, say that a May 4 meeting took a turn when the company’s CEO turned to their coworker and told him to take off his face mask.Five employees of the company, who remained anonymous in interviews with Buzzfeed News out of fear of retaliation, say that when their 20-year-old coworker refused to remove his mask, CEO Al Hartman replied, “Well, you can either take off your mask, or you can g
  
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• Fifty-one new outdoor dining grants awarded to Albuquerque restaurants

  15-08-2020 17:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque announced its second round of outdoor dining grant award winners Saturday.The grant program uses funding provided by the CARES Act to provide support to restaurants, cafes, and food trucks in setting up and operating outdoor options like public sidewalks, parklets, private parking lots, and limited street closures. For the second round of grant recipients, 51 restaurants were awarded, determined by a lottery system, a total of $180,500. Ph
  
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• APD investigating homicide in NE Albuquerque

  15-08-2020 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a homicide from Friday night.Police responded to a call around 10 p.m. Friday night to the 7800 block of Central NE in reference to a man possibly being shot. When officers arrived, they located the man and he was transported to UNMH where he died from his injury.Homicide detectives are currently conducting an investigation. The identity of the victim is unknown as well as any possible suspects. This is an ongoing investigatio
  
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• California wildfires burn amid high risk of brutal blazes

  15-08-2020 12:38 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bone-dry vegetation in California is fueling wildfires, and forecasters are warning that the risk of new blazes erupting is very high as temperatures rise and humidity levels drop. A huge forest fire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles flared up Friday afternoon and is just 12% contained. It has charred more than 27 square miles of brush and trees.
  And there was no containment of a blaze that blackened foothills above the Los Angeles suburb of Azusa. It churne
  
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• Major US postal workers union endorses Biden for president

  15-08-2020 12:37 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – A major union representing U.S. postal workers endorsed Democrat Joe Biden, a move that comes after President Donald Trump acknowledged he was starving the postal service of money in order to make it more difficult to vote by mail in November’s election.
  The National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents 300,000 current and retired workers, said Thursday that Trump’s longstanding hostility to the mail-delivering agency has heightened during the pand
  
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• Trump gets endorsement of NYC police union

  15-08-2020 12:35 via krqe.com
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday told hundreds of New York Police Department officers that “no one will be safe in Biden’s America” if the former vice president defeats him in November.
  Trump is stepping up his attacks on Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and his newly minted running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. The latest salvos come amid a concerted effort by the president to raise doubts about the Biden-Harris ticket’s a
  
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• APD investigates 3rd homicide in less than 24 hours

  15-08-2020 07:30
  
  The incident happened around 10 p.m. in the area of Central amd Wyoming.
  
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• Eerie Enchantment: Owner of Albuquerque bed & brew says he's witnessed paranormal activity

  15-08-2020 06:23
  
  A new bed and brew at the corner of 12th Street and Sawmill Road has a long, complicated and paranormal past.
  
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• Advocates want more transparency from APD following two police shootings

  15-08-2020 06:17
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department if facing more calls to be transparent following two officer-involved shootings this week.
  
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• Zozobra already has 20k virtual gloom submissions ahead of event

  15-08-2020 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is a New Mexico tradition nearly a century old; the Burning of Zozobra. However, this year, the event that draws more than 60,000 people is all online.
  People across New Mexico said they have had their fair share of gloom this year. “If I could leave the entire year in the past, I would be cool with that,” Albuquerque resident David Collette said.
  Usually, people would flock to the annual burning of Zozobra in Santa Fe to cast their worries onto
  
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• Rio Arriba County undersheriff facing felony charges

  15-08-2020 06:10 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – The second in command at a New Mexico Sheriff’s Department turned himself in Friday. Now he and his boss are both facing felony charges.
  Rio Arriba County Undersheriff Martin Trujillo turned himself into Magistrate Court Friday after he was charged with encouraging his deputies to draw guns on Espanola and Taos Police officers. The incident happened in May when the officers showed up to arrest Trujillo’s boss, Sheriff James Lujan.The sheriff
  
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• 2 Albuquerque men arrested as part of Operation Legend

  15-08-2020 06:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two Albuquerque men have been arrested on federal drug and firearm charges as part of Operation Legend. David Martinez and Jean Madrid were arrested after agents say Martinez tried to sell them meth. After getting a search warrant, they say they found meth, marijuana, approximately $5,133, and four guns. Both men face multiple charges and Martinez could face an additional ten years in prison for being a felon with a gun.
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• Zero COVID-19 cases reported in De Baca County

  15-08-2020 06:03 via krqe.com
  
  DE BACA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The COVID-19 global pandemic has touched almost every corner of this world but there’s one New Mexico county that can say they’ve experienced zero cases.Since the first reported case of the coronavirus hit New Mexico in mid-March, the number of cases has spiked across the state. But in a sea of outbreaks, De Baca County has managed to report zero coronavirus cases. So News 13 visited De Baca County’s most populous town, Fort Sumner, to ask pe
  
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• APD: Woman dies after being stabbed

  15-08-2020 05:39
  
  Albuquerque police are investigating a second homicide in less than 24 hours.
  
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• APD investigating homicide at Chelsea Village Apartments

  15-08-2020 05:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a stabbing death in northeast Albuquerque Friday night. APD says officers were called out to the Chelsea Village Apartments around 7 p.m. in reference to a domestic dispute.
  APD says when officers arrived they found a male and female who both appeared to have stab wounds. Police say they were taken to the hospital where the female died from her injuries and the male is listed in critical condition.
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• APD investigates double stabbing at Chelsea Village Apartments

  15-08-2020 05:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a stabbing death near Louisiana and Montgomery Friday night. APD says officers were called out to the Chelsea Village Apartments around 7 p.m. in reference to a domestic dispute.
  APD says when officers arrived they found a male and female who both appeared to have stab wounds. Police say they were taken to the hospital where the female died from her injuries and the male is listed in critical condition.
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• Two more contractors with SFPS test positive for COVID-19

  15-08-2020 04:29 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools announced Friday that two contractors with the school system have tested positive for COVID-19. One of the contractors was with Guy Painting Co., testing positive in July, and the other with Maintenance Service Systems, testing positive this week.This brings the number of positive coronavirus cases among contractors and SFPS employees testing positive to eight. All worked in or for SFPS’ Facilities and Maintenance
  
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• If you haven’t received your $500-per-child stimulus check, the IRS has good news

  15-08-2020 04:08 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service announced Friday that the deadline to claim a $500-per-child stimulus payment as authorized by the CARES Act has been extended.The IRS is encouraging eligible recipients to use the IRS.gov Non-Filers tool starting August 15 through September 30 to receive the supplemental $500 payments.Many Social Security recipients and people on pensions may not have received the child credit because their income didn’t reach the threshold that wo
  
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• Rio Rancho public schools give update on reopening plans

  15-08-2020 04:00 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Public Schools announced Friday their pre-k and elementary students just finished their first week of classes. Middle and High School students are finishing up their second week.RRPS are also continuing their curbside meal service at eight public elementary and high schools. The lunch price for K-5th graders is $2.65 and 6-12th graders’ price is $2.80. Breakfast prices for K-5 is $1.35 and 6-12 is $1.60.Online classes for parents as part of their
  
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• All Together NM Fund donates additional $500K to food banks, pantries across the state

  15-08-2020 04:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A state COVID-19 relief fund donated an additional $500,000 to food banks and pantries statewide this week. According to a news release from the governor’s office, the All Together NM Fund, launched by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in collaboration with the New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations launched at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, distributed the last rounds of funds to 39 food banks and food distribution sites serving communities
  
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• Navajo Nation President/Vice-President urge all schools to use online learning

  15-08-2020 03:35 via krqe.com
  
  WINDOW ROCK, AZ. (KRQE) – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer announced Friday they are urging all schools on the Navajo Nation to utilize online or virtual learning for the remainder of the current semester to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.During a recent discussion with federal officials, BIE Acting Associate Deputy Director Charles Sherman assured President Nez that the BIE would respect the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation and proceed with
  
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• Sports Desk: Brian Mendoza hopes to impress in PBC debut

  15-08-2020 03:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Brian Mendoza is excited about August 29. That’s when he will make his PBC debut against Thomas LaManna in a 154-pound clash at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
  “It’s a big fight man, big opportunity,” said Mendoza. “Fighting a tough guy, he’s 28-3, only lost three times and stuff. It’s my first fight on PBC. I get to make my PBC debut and it’s just big man. Come back off that last loss, lot to prove in this on
  
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• Trump orders Chinese owner of TikTok to sell US assets

  15-08-2020 03:10 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States.Trump’s executive order said there is “credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance … might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States.”Trump last week ordered sweeping but vague bans on dealings with the Chinese owners of TikTok and
  
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• UPDATE: Overwhelming response to boy’s search for a family, ‘I hope one of y’all pick me’

  15-08-2020 02:52 via krqe.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The story of an Oklahoma boy desperately searching for a home has touched people across the country.When sister station KFOR met 9-year-old Jordan and asked him what he would wish for if he had three wishes, he said he would only need one.“To have a family, and family, family. Those are the only wishes I have,” Jordan said.It’s no secret a family would be a dream come true. Jordan lives at a group home now but would love a sense of normalcy and the
  
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• ABQ BioPark Zoo welcomes visitors

  15-08-2020 02:48
  
  The ABQ BioPark Zoo will be open to the public for its first weekend since closing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Judge decides protest shooting case will go to trial

  15-08-2020 02:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After about two days of a preliminary hearing, Judge Cristina Jaramillo decided Steven Ray Baca will go to trial for charges he’s facing, including one for shooting a man at a protest over the removal of a Juan De Oñate statue in June.On Friday, the court heard from one witness. The defense called APD detective Kelsey Lueckenhoff to testify about when she responded to the shooting. “A briefing, which is typical procedure, was held. However, it
  
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• Rail Runner awaits service restart five months into pandemic

  15-08-2020 02:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Rail Runner is still waiting on word from the state as to when passengers can start boarding its commuter trains once again. The now 14-year service, Rail Runner hasn’t carried passengers since March 15.At a news conference Thursday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham didn’t give a specific start date as to when the state-owned rail service might resume passenger traffic. The governor also
  
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• Officials: Pandemic plays part in 311 reporting uptick

  15-08-2020 02:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s 311 contact agents are getting more calls for service these days, and most of the problems and complaints seem to be linked to the pandemic. “Yesterday, we had about 100 calls specifically related to COVID,” Technology and Innovation Department Director Brian Osterloh said.That’s in addition to the usual problems reported to the city’s 311 call agents, a total of more than 80,000 for the month of July. Officials saying
  
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• Case against man who shot protester will head to trial

  15-08-2020 02:15
  
  The case against the man who shot a protester near the Juan de Oñate statue will go to trial.
  
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• 4 APD officers test positive for COVID-19

  15-08-2020 02:14
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department announced Friday that four officers tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage

  15-08-2020 02:04 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Democratic and Republican conventions will lack for crowds but not television coverage.
  The standard political gatherings that were to unfold for the Democratic Party in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and for the GOP in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be largely virtual, constrained by the coronavirus.That won’t stop TV scrutiny of the speeches and other activities leading up to Joe Biden’s Democratic Party nomination for president on Thursday, Aug. 20, and the GO
  
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• City Council meeting to be held via Zoom Monday

  15-08-2020 02:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City Council announced Friday their meeting slated for Monday, August 17 at 3:00 p.m. will be held via Zoom video conference. Those interested in watching can do so through GOVTV on Comcast Channel 16 or on the GOVTV website or on their YouTube page.Video recordings of this meeting and all previous meetings remain available to view at any time on the city’s website. The agenda for Monday’s meeting is posted on the City Council website. The council
  
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• New Mexico United rolls out fan cardboard cutouts

  15-08-2020 01:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United fans cannot attend games in person but you can send a version of yourself to support the team. Fans can now buy cardboard cutouts of themselves to display in the front office, at practice or at actual matches on the road. The cutout will be signed by members of the team and given to the fan at the end of the season.‘Cutout for the Club’
  
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• Over $470k donated after North Carolina boy fatally shot at point-blank range while playing

  15-08-2020 01:50 via krqe.com
  
  WILSON, N.C. (WNCN) — An online fundraising effort in the memory of a 5-year-old North Carolina boy who was shot to death at point-blank range has raised more than $470,000 in less than a week.Police say 25-year-old Darrius Sessoms shot Cannon Hinnant in the head while the boy was riding his bike late Sunday afternoon. RELATED: Family now seeks justice after Wilson boy killed, man capturedSessoms, who is the Hinnants’ neighbor, is charged with murder, according to police.A GoFundMe p
  
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• Restaurant partners with distributor to roast green chile

  15-08-2020 01:45
  
  A new partnership is aimed athelping restaurants, distributors and chile farmers in New Mexico.
  
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• Protest outside Pine Prairie ICE facility halted after several people pepper-sprayed by law enforcement

  15-08-2020 01:45 via krqe.com
  
  PINE PRAIRIE, La. (KLFY)- A Friday afternoon protest outside the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center turned into disarray when protesters and law enforcement officers clashed.Video footage shows deputies attempting to clear the protesters, which escalated to the use of pepper spray.The demonstration was organized to support the release of ICE detainees, which include some who have reportedly been on a hunger strike, protest participants said Friday.
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• The First Female Pharmacist in the Country

  15-08-2020 01:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA– There is much healing power in nature.Cinnamon lowers blood pressure, sage has been linked to improving brain function and basil & mint aid in digestion.Herbs are more than seasoning, they are also healthy for us. A long while ago, one woman grew faith through the seeds in her garden.By the 1700’s, King Louis XV began sending nuns to the new world to establish a hospital for the sick down in New Orleans.At this time, New Orleans was literally “new.&r
  
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• Circus stranded in Roswell holding free online show

  15-08-2020 01:36 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A traveling circus that got stranded in New Mexico when the pandemic hit is putting on a show for its fans wherever they may be.“It’s weird because normally we are used to traveling every week, every two weeks,” saidNews 13 told you last month about the plight of the Do Portugal Circus which was scheduled to perform in Roswell in March. But the day before that show the governor announced the ban on large gatherings and the circus has been hunke
  
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• New Orleans Musicians’ Out of Work Testimony

  15-08-2020 01:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA– There are thousands of people in the hospitality and tourism industry out of work in New Orleans.Our musicians are part of the soul and character of our beautiful city, but they are in need of financial relief along with the rest of the country, as the stimulus bill is in limbo.Above is a testimony of local musicians from the Willie Green Project, who want you to listen to their story, as much as they want you to listen to their music.
  
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• Oklahoma student who ‘knowingly had COVID-19’ attends first day of school

  15-08-2020 01:20 via krqe.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma high school student went to the first day of school Thursday while knowingly having COVID-19, school administration officials informed parents in a letter.“Once administrators were made aware of the student’s health situation yesterday evening, MPS Nurses and the health department were immediately involved,” the letter from Westmoore High School administrators states. Konawa dismisses class after student tests positive for COVID-19“
  
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• Tramway restriping project underway

  15-08-2020 01:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque drivers should expect some delays on Tramway Road. The state Transportation Department has started re-striping the roadway from Central to Tramway Lane. All northbound and southbound acceleration lanes have been removed and replaced with bicycle facilities.
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