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• NYT: President Trump plans 'rally for hundreds' outside White House on Saturday

  09-10-2020 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON – By many accounts, President Donald Trump is itching to get back on the road and rally in front of crowds in the final weeks before the November 3rd election. Instead, it looks like the crowd will come to him for now.
  The New York Times reports that President Trump will welcome supporters to the South Lawn at the White House on Saturday, where he will address them from a balcony."The president was expected to make remarks from one of the balconies at the White House to the crow
  
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• Why won't White House say when Trump last tested negative?

  09-10-2020 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It is a basic, crucial question and one the White House refuses to answer: When was President Donald Trump's last negative test for the coronavirus before he tested positive last week?“Yeah, I’m not going to give you a detailed readout with timestamps every time the president’s tested," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters last weekend.“I can’t reveal that at this time," echoed Alyssa Farah, the White House director of
  
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• Oreo debuts rainbow cookies in support of LGBTQ+ community

  09-10-2020 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Oreo, in partnership with PFLAG, announced Friday that it has released a limited-edition rainbow cookie in support of the LGBTQ+ community.Starting Oct. 9, the colored cream cookies, which will not be sold in stores, will be given away to the first 10,000 people to share on social media their idea of allyship.
  The cookie giveaway is part of Oreo and PFLAG's Proud Parent campaign, "a year-long initiative designed to shine a spotlight on the powerful impact love & acceptance
  
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• Petition to save Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza now has over 80K signatures

  09-10-2020 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  (Nexstar) - A petition to save Taco Bell's beloved Mexican Pizza surpassed 81,913 signatures Friday afternoon as its dedicated fans try to keep the item from being discontinued Nov. 5.The petition posted on Change.org reads:This is an item loved by many, especially the South Asian community.Losing this item would not only be the loss of one of our favorite foods but a piece of our childhood & heritage as Indian Americans.Krish Jagirdar, Change.orgFor many South Asian Americans, Taco Bel
  
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• PHOTOS: Louisiana residents prepare for Hurricane Delta

  09-10-2020 21:57 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) - South Louisiana is preparing for Hurricane Delta on Friday evening six weeks after Hurricane Laura struck the same area. The Associated Press reports that tropical-storm-force winds arrived on the Louisiana coast on Friday morning and by midday, the storm was 80-miles south to southwest of Cameron.This is the 25th named storm of the season. Hurricane warnings ranged from High Island, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana.According to the National Hurricane Center, Delta has weakened and is no
  
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• Albuquerque officials highlight gunshot-detection surveillance system

  09-10-2020 21:47
  
  ShotSpotter reportedly alerts authorities within a minute of a shot being fired.
  
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• State agencies join to locate, engage students

  09-10-2020 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - The state announced Friday a new collaboration between three state agencies and local school districts to track down students who have dropped off school rosters or are chronically absent from remote classes. The new initiative is a joint venture between the Public Education Department, CYFD, and Indian Affairs departments to identify, locate, contact, and intervene to get students back attending school.Officials say, once the agencies have identified the missing students
  
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• State agencies join forces to locate, engage students

  09-10-2020 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - The state announced Friday a new collaboration between three state agencies and local school districts to track down students who have dropped off school rosters or are chronically absent from remote classes. The new initiative is a joint venture between the Public Education Department, CYFD, and Indian Affairs departments to identify, locate, contact, and intervene to get students back attending school.Officials say, once the agencies have identified the missing students
  
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• Empolyee tests positive for COVID-19 at Santa Fe public school

  09-10-2020 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - Santa Fe Public Schools announced Friday the positive COVID-19 test of an employee at Gonzales Community School. The employee tested positive on October 8 but had not been at work since Friday, October 2.According to officials, contact tracing has indicated the exposure did not happen in Santa Fe Public Schools. The four close contacts have been notified, will quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure, and also be tested for COVID-19.The infected employee is isolat
  
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• Employee tests positive for COVID-19 at Santa Fe public school

  09-10-2020 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - Santa Fe Public Schools announced Friday the positive COVID-19 test of an employee at Gonzales Community School. The employee tested positive on October 8 but had not been at work since Friday, October 2.According to officials, contact tracing has indicated the exposure did not happen in Santa Fe Public Schools. The four close contacts have been notified, will quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure, and also be tested for COVID-19.The infected employee is isolat
  
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• New daily record as global COVID-19 cases hit more than 350,000

  09-10-2020 20:51 via krqe.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has announced a new daily record high in coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350, 000 infections reported to the U.N. health agency on Friday.The new daily high of 350,766 cases surpasses a record set earlier this week by nearly 12,000. That tally includes more than 109,000 cases from Europe alone.In a press briefing on Friday, the WHO emergencies chief, Dr. Michael Ryan, acknowledged that even as COVID-19 continues to surge acr
  
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• Eating disorders thriving in pandemic: Here are red flags to look for

  09-10-2020 20:50 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Experts say calls to the hotline for the National Eating Disorders Association are up 70-80% in recent weeks. And doctors on the frontlines here in Kansas City say they have noticed a surge of concerning behaviors.“We do see, absolutely, at Children’s Mercy Hospital, an increase in families reaching out, seeing problematic behaviors,” said Dr. Kathryn Pieper, a clinical psychologist who treats eating disorders. “Weight loss or extreme exercising, thing
  
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• Colorado 15-year-old does schoolwork in cemetery parking lot due to lack of internet access

  09-10-2020 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  SAN LUIS, Colo. (KDVR) -- In the foothills outside of San Luis, 15-year-old Carmelita Rael struggles to get consistent internet access, which is a real problem because the Centennial School District is 100% online due to the pandemic. "It's been hard," Carmelita said.Like many other homes, the Rael family ranch is miles from town and surrounded by hills. "We don't have access to broadband, or fiber optic, or any of those things. Even our cellphones don't work when we are here at the ranch,"
  
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• Museum of Nuclear Science & History hosts in-person student day camps

  09-10-2020 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will be offering in-person "Science is Everywhere" day camps during Albuquerque Public Schools fall break, winter break, and parent/teacher conferences, Election Day,and Veterans Day. Museum Deputy Director Jennifer Hayden discusses the camp details and also demonstrates how highlighter colors are illuminated with a black light.
  Students in kindergarten through 7th-grade will be able to experience science and engagin
  
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• Roswell man wanted for rape and battery charges

  09-10-2020 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) - The Roswell Police Department is currently searching for a man charged with the rape and battery of a woman inside a residence in October of 2020. Jason Greggory Henderson, 20, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman twice, choking her into unconsciousness, using a machete to cut her as well as strike her with the handle, and also taking her phone away from her.Officials say they believe immediately after the incident, Henderson may have driven north from Roswell in hi
  
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• Connor's Friday Afternoon Forecast

  09-10-2020 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  Records are in jeopardy today and tomorrow across the state. West winds will spike temperatures, especially in Eastern New Mexico. Sunday’s temperatures will be slightly cooler, but the big change is on Monday after the front passes.Rain and snow looks mainly exclusive to Colorado, however a few mountain peaks in New Mexico may pick up some precipitation Sunday evening. Temperatures will remain above average, but noticeably cooler for the rest of the forecast.
  
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• 'Tiger King' star 'Doc' Antle and Va. 'roadside zoo' owner indicted on wildlife trafficking charges

  09-10-2020 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  WINCHESTER, Va. (WAVY) - Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, one of the main figures in Netflix's popular "Tiger King" documentary, faces multiple wildlife trafficking charges.According to an investigation by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring's Animal Law Unit, Antle and Keith A. Wilson, the owner of Wilson's Wild Animal Park in Frederick County, Virginia, trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and Antle's Myrtle Beach Safari park.
  Antle has been charged with one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one
  
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• Taos Ski Valley announces reopening plans

  09-10-2020 20:18 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) - Taos Ski Valley is announcing reopening plans for the season. The ski valley will be limited to 50% peak capacity and tickets must be purchased online in advance.
  All visitors are required to wear a face covering, socially distance, and follow all safety procedures. Season passes go on sale Friday, Oct. 9. Lifts, retail, restaurants, and lodging are set to open on November 26.Latest News:In Milan, new exhibition celebrates life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
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• Alamogordo basketball players petition gov. to let athletes play fall sports

  09-10-2020 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) - A group of Alamogordo basketball players has started a petition they will present to the governor and lawmakers asking officials to reconsider the decision to postpone all fall sports. The petition was started on Thursday night and already has more than 15,000 signatures from all over the state. Families call for return of fall sports during ‘Let Us Play’ protest
  KRQE News 13 will be talking to those student athletes later on Friday and will have their story
  
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• Families call for return of fall sports during 'Let Us Play' protest

  09-10-2020 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Families are sounding off on Friday against the governor's announcement to postpone all fall youth sports in the state due to the rise again in coronavirus cases. Families held a march around Albuquerque Academy in protest.NMAA cancels youth sports competitions
  More than 100 parents and students took part in the protest to share their voice and plead with the governor to let them play sports this fall. With signs, school banners, and dressed in their school gear, famil
  
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• Recall of diabetes medication over cancer-causing contaminant expanded

  09-10-2020 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation Now) — A recall of the commonly prescribed diabetes drug Metformin has expanded over concerns of high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant, the FDA announced earlier this week.Metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes and helps to control high blood sugar.
  An additional 76 lots of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500mg, and 750mg may contain levels of a cancer-causing contaminant higher than the acceptable daily intake limit. How to watch NewsNation: WGN
  
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• World's longest fossilized human trackway discovered at White Sands

  09-10-2020 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) - Scientists in Alamogordo made an unusual discovery as a team found footprints of what they believe was a female or young male and a child at White Sands. The prints go for almost a mile along the shore of what used to be Lake Otero and are believed to be more than 10,000 years old.The National Park Service reports that the ancient footprints were found at White Sands in 2018 and show that the person alternated from carrying the child and shifted them from side to side,
  
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• Judge lets ex-cop charged in Floyd's death live out of state

  09-10-2020 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge cited safety concerns Friday as he issued new conditions of release for an ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd that would allow him to live in a neighboring state while he awaits trial.Derek Chauvin posted $1 million bond on Wednesday and was allowed to walk free from the maximum security state prison where he had been held for his safety since shortly after his arrest. Floyd died after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his k
  
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• Trump to be medically evaluated on live TV, Fox News says

  09-10-2020 18:53 via krqe.com
  
  (KRON) -- President Donald Trump is set to get a live medical evaluation on Fox News on Friday night, according to the network.
  Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News contributor, will evaluate Trump and interview him during Tucker Carlson Tonight,the network announced.
  While the White House has shared video updates from the president since he tested positive for coronavirus last week, this is the first time he's appearing for a live camera interview. Is President Trump still contagious? Experts say it&rsq
  
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• Thanksgiving turkeys expected to be smaller this year

  09-10-2020 18:50 via krqe.com
  
  NATIONAL (NEXSTAR) - With Thanksgiving approaching, many people are considering fewer place settings at the holiday table amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
  With smaller gatherings expected, the presentation of the Thanksgiving bird -- traditionally the centerpiece of the holiday table -- could turn out to be a less grand affair than in years past. Food industry experts expect people to buy smaller turkeys or even parts such as whole breasts or drumsticks.Citing various surveys by industr
  
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• Snowboarders charged for starting avalanche above Colorado highway tunnel

  09-10-2020 18:21 via krqe.com
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) - Two snowboarders charged with causing an avalanche are facing much more than a misdemeanor fine. Prosecutors in Summit County, Colorado, want 26-year-old Evan Hannibal and 38-year-old Tyler DeWitt to reimburse the state of Colorado $168,000 for what happened above the Eisenhower Tunnel on March 25.Much of the evidence against the two men was captured on a GoPro camera worn by DeWitt. In the footage, the two snowboarders can be seen trying to pick a route down the mo
  
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• White House ups offer in virus aid before talks with Pelosi

  09-10-2020 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks Friday in hopes of an agreement before Election Day, even as President Donald Trump's most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Congress is unlikely to deliver relief by then.Trump on Friday took to Twitter to declare, “Covid Relief Negotiations are moving along. Go Big!” A top economic adviser said the Trump team is upping its offer in advance of a Friday conversation between Treasury Sec
  
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• McConnell says no COVID-19 bill likely before Election Day

  09-10-2020 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Friday that Congress is unlikely to deliver another big COVID-19 relief bill before the election, casting doubt on the on-again, off-again negotiations that have failed to deliver results so far despite weeks of talks.Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told an audience in Kentucky that he doesn't see a deal coming together soon out of a “murky" situation in which the participants in the negotiations are
  
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• Stimulus checks: McConnell says stimulus package 'unlikely in the next three weeks'

  09-10-2020 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, while speaking at an event in Kentucky on Friday, said a coronavirus stimulus package is “unlikely in the next three weeks." McConnell described the situation as "murky" because negotiations involve people looking for "political advantage."Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaking to a group of first responders at Bullitt County EMS in Shepherdsville, Kentucky (Photo provided by McConnell's press office)“I&rsq
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Mayor Keller, APD officials to highlight crime-fighting technology

  09-10-2020 17:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque Police Department officials will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 to provide updates on gunshot detection technology. KRQE News 13 will live stream the event on this page.Interim Chief of Police Harold Medina, Deputy Chief J.J. Griego, and Commander Lenny Nerbetski are expected to be in attendance. During a protest in May over the death of George Floyd, APD stated that the department used its ShotSpotter technology
  
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• Mayor Keller, APD officials to highlight crime-fighting technology

  09-10-2020 17:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque Police Department officials will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 to provide updates on gunshot detection technology. KRQE News 13 will live stream the event on this page.Interim Chief of Police Harold Medina, Deputy Chief J.J. Griego, and Commander Lenny Nerbetski are expected to be in attendance. During a protest in May over the death of George Floyd, APD stated that the department used its ShotSpotter technology
  
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• Mayor Keller, APD officials highlight crime-fighting technology

  09-10-2020 17:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque Police Department officials will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 to provide updates on gunshot detection technology. KRQE News 13 will live stream the event on this page.Interim Chief of Police Harold Medina, Deputy Chief J.J. Griego, and Commander Lenny Nerbetski are expected to be in attendance. During a protest in May over the death of George Floyd, APD stated that the department used its ShotSpotter technology
  
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• Michigan official: Governor was aware of plot against her

  09-10-2020 16:46 via krqe.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Law enforcement took steps to protect Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her family as authorities tracked the men who allegedly plotted for months to kidnap her, the state's attorney general said Friday.Dana Nessel disclosed the detail to “CBS This Morning." She said the Democratic governor was consistently updated about the investigation over the past couple months.“She was aware of things that were happening," Nessel said. "At times, she and her family
  
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• AG: Michigan governor, family were moved as plotters tracked

  09-10-2020 16:46 via krqe.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her family were at times moved around by authorities as law enforcement tracked the men who allegedly plotted for months to kidnap her, the state's attorney general said Friday.Dana Nessel disclosed the detail to “CBS This Morning." She said the Democratic governor was consistently updated about the investigation over the past couple months.“She was aware of things that were happening," Nessel said. "At times, she and her
  
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• The Best of the Albuquerque International’s Balloon Fiesta: Day 7

  09-10-2020 15:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – We when through the last several years of our Balloon Fiesta coverage to bring you some the best Special Shapes and sights and sounds from the field to the air. Fiesta Day 7 is often one of the most well-attended mass ascensions due to Fall Break when hundreds of kids get to join in the fun either from the Balloon Fiesta field or watch spots all around the city. As the balloons begin to fill the sky, there isn't an unobstructed view anywhere in Albuquerque to see
  
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• Wedding before the storm: Delta speeds up couple's nuptials

  09-10-2020 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Delta sped up one Louisiana couple's wedding by a few days, but judging by the smiles on the bride and groom, it certainly didn't dampen the affair.Ian and Taylor Gaspard from Abbeville were supposed to get married Saturday, Oct. 10, with 300 people to wish them well inside the Saint Mary Magdalen Church, a scenic brick building in the town’s center surrounded by green lawn and oak trees.
  But Hurricane Delta had other plans.After watching the storm slo
  
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• ABQ BioPark reopens BUGarium with COVID-safe practices

  09-10-2020 15:15
  
  The BUGarium is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Thursday.
  
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• Forest in southwestern New Mexico back in high fire danger

  09-10-2020 14:58
  
  Officials are urging visitors to avoid open flames.
  
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• New Mexico offers scholarships for advanced teacher training

  09-10-2020 14:47
  
  PED will cover the cost of pursuing Level 3 credentials.
  
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• Scalia 'heir' Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade

  09-10-2020 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court has expressed unease with some landmark rulings, including ones that established a right to abortion, and has suggested in her academic writing that she may be willing to reconsider those decisions.
  The question of whether Amy Coney Barrett, a one-time clerk to former conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, would actually try to overturn Roe v. Wade, the high court’s 1973 ruling recognizing a woman’s right
  
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• Trump says he's ready for rallies but details slim on health

  09-10-2020 14:29 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he is ready to resume campaign rallies and feels “perfect” one week after his diagnosis with the coronavirus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans, as his doctor said the president had ”completed his course of therapy" for the disease.The president has not been seen in public — other than in White House-produced videos — since his Monday return from the military hospital where he received ex
  
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• Teen charged in Kenosha shootings due back in Illinois court

  09-10-2020 14:28 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is due back in court Friday as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
  No immediate decision is expected during Kyle Rittenhouse’s scheduled hearing in Lake County, Illinois. At Rittenhouse’s last court hearing in late September, Judge Paul Novak gave his attorneys two weeks to prepare filings and said h
  
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• Extradition fight continues in Kenosha protest shootings

  09-10-2020 14:28 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, remains in custody in his home state of Illinois as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.Kyle Rittenhouse appeared on a video stream and wore a face mask during a brief court hearing Friday morning in Lake County, Illinois. Judge Paul Novak scheduled an Oct. 30 hearing on the extradition request, though prosecutor
  
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• Louisiana braces to relive a nightmare as Delta nears

  09-10-2020 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Residents in south Louisiana braced to relive a nightmare Friday as rain bands from an approaching Hurricane Delta began soaking the same area that was badly battered by a deadly Hurricane Laura six weeks ago.The city of Lake Charles was already a landscape of towering debris piles still uncollected after Laura. Blue-tarped roofs still stretched as far as the eye could see Friday. Streets were lined with sawed-up trees, moldy mattresses and box springs and duct wor
  
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• Battered Louisiana coast braces for 1 more: Hurricane Delta

  09-10-2020 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Boarded windows and empty sidewalks made parts of Louisiana's Acadiana region look like empty movie sets as major Hurricane Delta roared ever closer to the U.S. Gulf coast, apparently on track to smash into the same southwestern part of the state where Hurricane Laura blasted ashore six weeks ago.Forecasters said Delta — the 25th named storm of an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season — would likely crash ashore Friday evening somewhere on southwest Loui
  
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• Local businesses feeling the loss of Balloon Fiesta week

  09-10-2020 13:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - As local businesses feel the pain of a postponed Balloon Fiesta, some are using social media to still bring in customers. This week, things are much quieter than usual at Village Pizza in Corrales."Fiesta week has historically been our busiest week of the year," said Kitt Davidson, co-owner of Village Pizza. "The patio is booming, the backroom, every room. We have a lot of dining rooms and they're all full."Davidson says this year is a lot different with no Fiesta and
  
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• World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize as hunger surges

  09-10-2020 08:17 via krqe.com
  
  NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger in regions facing conflict and hardship and at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation.The Rome-based United Nations agency has long specialized in getting assistance to some of the world’s most dangerous and precarious places, from air-dropping food in South Sudan and Syria to creating an emergency delivery service t
  
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• UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize

  09-10-2020 08:17 via krqe.com
  
  ROME (AP) — The United Nations' World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe.From air-dropping food in South Sudan to creating an emergency delivery service to keep aid flowing despite coronavirus travel restrictions, the Rome-based organization has long specialized in getting assistance to some of the world’s most dangerous and precarious places. It provided assistance to almost 100 millio
  
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• Second suspect connected to murder of Jackie Vigil arrested

  09-10-2020 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man connected to the murder of an Albuquerque mother in her driveway has been arrested on federal drug charges. According to court documents, Paul Morales-Ramos, 30, cleaned and swapped out parts on the Jeep, that was used in the killing of Jacqueline Vigil last year. Investigators say he was afriend of the accused triggerman Luis Talamantes Romero. Both men are being held behind bars on federal charges but so far, no one has actually been charged in the m
  
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• Creator of social media account featuring rants about restaurants hopes it will create change

  09-10-2020 06:08
  
  August Falcoblanca has held many jobs at Albuquerque-area restaurants, and after some unpleasant experiences, he wanted to expose what he saw as some issues within the industry.
  
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