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• New Mexico hospitals plead for public to stop COVID-19 spread, patient surge

  26-10-2020 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERUQE, N.M. (KRQE) - New Mexico's hub-hospitals are pleading with New Mexicans to help stop the spread of COVID-19, giving a dire warning Monday about the number of new cases and patients needing care. Representatives of the University of New Mexico Hospital, Lovelace and Presbyterian health care systems said Monday if the current trend of close to 900 daily cases keeps up, it could be catastrophic for the state’s health care facilities. APD considering sending some officers home to
  
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• San Juan County Sheriff's Office jumps on Fleetwood Mac 'challenge'

  26-10-2020 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is jumping in on a popular TikTok challenge. Despite, not even having a TikTok, the department posted a video Monday singing along to Fleetwood Mac's Dreams on Facebook. They say they're not one to pass up a good challenge and it was the perfect day to participate.
  Of course, the song went viral after TikTok star Nathan Apodaca, also known as Doggface208, posted a video of himself riding a skateboard and drinking cranberry juice
  
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• Cold and windy conditions hit Roswell; snow expected

  26-10-2020 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell stayed mostly dry Monday but they did experience the cold and the wind. In fact, what's usually one of the warmest cities in the state, reached a high of just 33 degrees. They won't be left out when it comes to precipitation. Snow is expected to start falling overnight, with things really ramping up Tuesday morning.Major winter storm hits New Mexico bringing snow, cold temperatures
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• Albuquerque neighborhood upset after little library is burned down

  26-10-2020 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque neighborhood is frustrated after someone set a fire to their little library. Lu Lu and Cam built a little library just over a week ago at Gold and 12th. Sunday, they got a call that someone had set it on fire, it was already filled with books for anyone to grab and read.
  Now, the two have posted a sign to the burned down the library, as a hopeful reminder. "We just want to remind everyone that not everyone is like this, that this was just rand
  
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• Winter storm hits New Mexico bringing snow, record cold temperatures

  26-10-2020 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A major winter storm is hitting New Mexico bringing record cold, heavy snowfall, and freezing rain for some. Winter weather will continue into the middle of the week.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos here »A heavy band of snow stretching through Albuquerque to Santa Fe continues to remain stationary this afternoon dropping heavy sno
  
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• Some parts of New Mexico see record cold temperatures, snow

  26-10-2020 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A major winter storm is hitting New Mexico bringing record cold, heavy snowfall, and freezing rain for some. Winter weather will continue into the middle of the week.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos here »A heavy band of snow stretching through Albuquerque to Santa Fe continues to remain stationary this afternoon dropping heavy sno
  
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• Snow, icy roads overnight across New Mexico

  26-10-2020 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A major winter storm is hitting New Mexico bringing record cold, heavy snowfall, and freezing rain for some. Winter weather will continue into the middle of the week.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos here »A heavy band of snow stretching through Albuquerque to Santa Fe continues to remain stationary this afternoon dropping heavy sno
  
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• New Mexico sees winter weather, record cold temperatures

  26-10-2020 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A major winter storm is hitting New Mexico bringing record cold, heavy snowfall, and freezing rain for some. Winter weather will continue into the middle of the week.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos here »A heavy band of snow stretching through Albuquerque to Santa Fe continues to remain stationary this afternoon dropping heavy sno
  
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• Major winter storm hits New Mexico bringing snow, cold temperatures

  26-10-2020 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A major winter storm is hitting New Mexico bringing record cold, heavy snowfall and freezing rain for some. Winter weather will continue into the middle of the week.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos here »A heavy band of snow stretching through Albuquerque to Santa Fe continues to remain stationary this afternoon dropping heavy snow
  
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• New Mexicans will be able to apply for rent and housing assistance in November

  26-10-2020 23:04
  
  The state will distribute $12.3 million in COVID-19 rental & housing assistance.
  
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• New Mexico blasted by snow, wind and freezing temperatures

  26-10-2020 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Blowing snow and slick roads were creating hazardous travel conditions Monday for northern and central New Mexico, as officials warned residents and travelers that the worst was still to come.Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque said the storm system was expected to reach peak intensity Tuesday with widespread winter-like effects, especially in the high terrain and across eastern New Mexico. They also predicted record-setting snowfall for ma
  
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• Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel

  26-10-2020 22:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation’s capital.Over the weekend, the campaign pushed out fundraising emails in the president’s name offering donors the chance to enter a drawing “to join Team Trump at the Election Night Party in my favorite hotel,” in Washington, suggesting he will use his luxury hotel as the backdrop for reacting to election results.“November 3rd will go down in
  
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• Winter storm hits New Mexico, bringing snow and record temperatures

  26-10-2020 21:31
  
  The storm is expected to continue through Wednesday.
  
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• Stocks have their worst day in a month as virus cases surge

  26-10-2020 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market had its worst day in a month as virus cases surge and help for the economy from Washington remains nowhere in sight.
  The S&P 500 fell 1.9% Monday, deepening its losses from last week. Stocks of companies that need the virus to abate and the economy to return to normal had some of the biggest losses. Cruise lines and airlines fell sharply. Energy stocks also dropped in tandem with crude oil prices. In another sign of caution, Treasury yields pulled back
  
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• Albuquerque homeless shelter reopens following COVID-19 outbreak

  26-10-2020 21:27
  
  The Westside Emergency Housing Center (WEHC) reopened Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Susan B. Anthony's grave has new plastic shield for protection from ‘I voted’ stickers

  26-10-2020 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — People putting their “I Voted” stickers on women’s suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony’s headstone will see something new this year: a plastic cover.
  Her headstone, in a cemetery in Rochester, New York, now has a shield to prevent further degradation to the marble from the stickers’ glue and the cleaners used to remove the stickers.
  The sticker trend became popular on Election Day 2016, when as many as 12,000 people visited the cemetery whe
  
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• APS cancels afternoon grab and go meal sites Monday

  26-10-2020 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Albuquerque Public Schools has canceled its 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. grab and go meals sites on Monday, Oct. 26 due to the weather and expected snowfall. The closed meal sites are located at the following schools:
  Albuquerque High SchoolAtrisco Heritage HighCibola High SchoolDel Norte High SchoolHighland High SchoolManzano High SchoolRio Grande High SchoolWest Mesa High SchoolThe district also reminds families that there will be no delays or snow days during remote learning
  
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• Applications now open for $10M in Albuquerque small business support

  26-10-2020 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The City of Albuquerque Economic Development Department has announced new economic relief through a $10 million Small Business Economic Relief Grant Program. One-time grants of up to $10,000 will be available to small businesses and locally owned franchises within city limits.Apply for Small Business Economic Relief Grant ProgramThe Albuquerque City Council approved appropriations for the grounds through funding by the federal CARES Act. At the start of the pandemic, t
  
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• Temperatures drop, snow makes its way south in New Mexico

  26-10-2020 19:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - The heaviest snow will arrive in Albuquerque around 3 pm today. Given the warmth yesterday, accumulations should begin on the roads around 5 pm. Heavy snow will continue in the northern mountains. The snow will resurge from Las Vegas to Raton later tonight. The worst driving conditions will be tonight and early Tuesday morning for Central New Mexico. Freezing rain still looks likely in Southeast New Mexico until a switch to snow by the late morning.
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• Temperatures drop in New Mexico, snow makes its way south

  26-10-2020 19:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - The heaviest snow will arrive in Albuquerque around 3 pm today. Given the warmth yesterday, accumulations should begin on the roads around 5 pm. Heavy snow will continue in the northern mountains. The snow will resurge from Las Vegas to Raton later tonight. The worst driving conditions will be tonight and early Tuesday morning for Central New Mexico. Freezing rain still looks likely in Southeast New Mexico until a switch to snow by the late morning.
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• Map shows early frigid blast sweeping half the country

  26-10-2020 19:44 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (NEXSTAR) -- More than half the country is experiencing a late-October cold snap that's making things feel more like winter than fall.Several cities across the country are seeing record-low temps to begin the week as cold air sweeps south from Canada."This Arctic blast this early in the season is unusual, with temperatures running 20 to as much as 40 degrees below average," said NewsNation Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon.It's bitterly cold in Denver where the city saw snow overnight.KDVR
  
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• Pandemic leads to increased creativity at Blue Portal

  26-10-2020 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The Blue Portal program by the Assistance League of Albuquerque has gotten creative as the state continues to work through the coronavirus pandemic. Blue Portal Chair Sally Ruscitti discusses the new outreach they've been committed to since the pandemic began.
  Senior artisans that are 55 and older bring their handmade creations to Blue Portal in Old Town where their work is then displayed and sold with 100% of the price going back to the artist. The shop is run complet
  
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• 70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

  26-10-2020 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 70,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.The smoky fire exploded in size to over 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) within a few hours of breaking out around dawn in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. Strong gusts pushed flames along
  
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• 60,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

  26-10-2020 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuations for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
  The smoky fire exploded in size to 2,000 acres within a few hours of breaking out shortly after dawn in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. Strong gusts pushed flames along brushy ridges in Silverado Canyon toward homes in the city of Irvine
  
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• Financial advisor shares tips for saving during the holidays

  26-10-2020 19:25
  
  The holidays are actually a good time to boost savings.
  
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• US Marshalls recover 45 missing children during anti-human trafficking operation

  26-10-2020 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The U.S. Marshals Service Offices in Southern Ohio and Southern West Virginia announced that 45 missing children have been recovered during October as part of an anti-human trafficking operation.  Operation “Autumn Hope” was a multi-agency enforcement operation focused on human trafficking and the location and recovery of missing and exploited children. During the operation, 45 missing children were recovered and 169 arrests were
  
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• New Mexico legislator flees home after receiving threats

  26-10-2020 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -A New Mexico state senator said he fled his house after receiving anonymous threatening telephone messages following his criticism of a protest outside the state Capitol against coronavirus restrictions. Protesters opposed to public health order gather at Roundhouse
  State Sen. Jacob Candelaria said Sunday that he received the series of profanity-laced telephone messages after he issued the criticism Saturday night in a TV appearance. A male caller accused the Democratic sena
  
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• US health official says pandemic clearly can be controlled

  26-10-2020 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” a top Trump administration health official said Monday that Americans have already proven they can do that through basic safeguards shown to work.“I think we can control the pandemic,” Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said on a call with reporters.“I want to be clear that what we have done — what the American people
  
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• New Mexico legislator flees home after threats received

  26-10-2020 19:02
  
  Sen. Jacob Candelaria received anonymous death threats.
  
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• Some businesses give employees time off to vote

  26-10-2020 18:50 via krqe.com
  
  (CBS Newspath) Across America, we've seen people waiting hours and hours to cast ballots during early voting. Those lines often mean a difficult choice for many who work on Election Day: Vote, or collect a paycheck? But more and more businesses are taking the bold step of giving employees paid time off to cast their ballots."Our democracy does better when we all participate,” says Corley Kenna, the spokesperson for clothing company Patagonia. The retailer is one of a growing number of busi
  
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• Trump charges into battleground states despite rising virus

  26-10-2020 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump embarked Monday on a final-week charge through nearly a dozen states ahead of the election, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in his own White House. His Democratic rival, Joe Biden, is holding far fewer events in an effort to demonstrate that he’s taking the worsening pandemic seriously.The final days of the campaign are crystalizing the starkly different approaches Trump and Biden have taken to add
  
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• New Mexico officials concerned about hospital capacity

  26-10-2020 17:58
  
  Without reducing spread, the health care system will be overwhelmed.
  
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• 4 Investigates: Bernalillo District Attorney plans to make public list of problematic officers

  26-10-2020 16:06
  
  Beginning next month, 2nd Judicial District Attorney Raul Torrez plans to implement a new system that identifies and tracks law enforcement officers who have a checkered history that could impede their ability to testify in court.
  
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• WATCH NOW: Local health officials to speak on COVID-19

  26-10-2020 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Experts from University of New Mexico Health, Presbyterian, and Lovelace Health System will speak on COVID-19 at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26. KRQE News 13 will live stream this discussion.
  UNM Health System Executive Physician Dr. David Pitcher, Presbyterian Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Mitchell, and Lovelace Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vesta Sandoval will be answering questions from the media on topics such as the COVID-19 hospitalization rates, the upcoming holiday r
  
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• Local health officials to speak on COVID-19

  26-10-2020 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Experts from University of New Mexico Health, Presbyterian, and Lovelace Health System will speak on COVID-19 at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26. KRQE News 13 will live stream this discussion.
  UNM Health System Executive Physician Dr. David Pitcher, Presbyterian Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Mitchell, and Lovelace Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vesta Sandoval will be answering questions from the media on topics such as the COVID-19 hospitalization rates, the upcoming holiday r
  
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• Second stimulus checks: Here's where we stand as a new week begins

  26-10-2020 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- With just 8 days until the general election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’s not giving up on passing another coronavirus relief economic package before November 3.At issue is a huge virus relief bill that would send another $1,200 direct payment to most Americans, restart bonus unemployment benefits, fund additional testing and vaccines, provide aid to schools and allocate money to state and local governments, a Democratic priority.Pelosi says she sent the ad
  
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• As US hits highest 7-day average for virus cases, these states are hardest hit

  26-10-2020 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Just days before the United States elects its next president, the country is dealing with its highest number of average COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, according to statistics from the New York Times.New numbers show daily cases in the country averaging 69,000 in the last 14 days and continuing to grow. That figure surpasses the country's second peak in mid-July.On top of that, hospitalizations have increased by 40% in the last month, with some 41,000
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow falls across New Mexico Monday morning

  26-10-2020 14:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - The New Mexico Department of Transportation is warning commuters of difficult driving conditions in the northeast region of the state on Monday, Oct. 26. NMROADS reports there are difficult driving conditions in Eagle Nest, Raton, Clayton, Springer, Wagon Mound, Tres Piedras, Chama, Questa, and Tierra Amarilla areas.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow falls across New Mexico Monday

  26-10-2020 14:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - The New Mexico Department of Transportation is warning commuters of difficult driving conditions in the northeast region of the state on Monday, Oct. 26. NMROADS reports there are difficult driving conditions in Eagle Nest, Raton, Clayton, Springer, Wagon Mound, Tres Piedras, Chama, Questa, and Tierra Amarilla areas.Watch Video Forecast »Track the storm with the KRQE Radar »See all weather alerts »View all closings and delay »Submit your weather photos
  
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• PHOTOS: Difficult driving conditions in northeast New Mexico

  26-10-2020 14:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - The New Mexico Department of Transportation is warning commuters of difficult driving conditions in the northeast region of the state on Monday, Oct. 26. NMROADS reports there are difficult driving conditions in Eagle Nest, Raton, Clayton, Springer, and the Wagon Mound areas.US 64/87 at Capulin at 7:06 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (NMROADS)I-25 at Raton at 7:08 a.m. on Monday Oct. 26, 2020. (NMROADS)I-25 at Raton Pass at 7:09 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (NMROADS)Bobcat P
  
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• Snow comes down in northern New Mexico, Winter Storm Warning in effect

  26-10-2020 13:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - The winter storm has made its way into New Mexico this morning. Temperatures are plunging in the north, but they're warmer in southwest New Mexico. The cold air will spread south across the state today, keeping high temps in the 20s, 30s, and 40s for most of the state. Snow is mostly coming down in northern NM this morning, and roads are becoming snow-packed and slick there. A wintry mix is keeping roads wet across eastern New Mexico. Albuquerque is waking up dry and will see
  
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• WATCH NOW: NASA to announce new discovery about moon

  26-10-2020 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE)- NASA is expected to announce a new discovery about the moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a teleconference at 10 a.m. MST on Monday, Oct. 26. SOFIA is the world's largest airborne observatory and is a modified Boeing 747 aircraft with a nearly 9-foot telescope that flies in the atmosphere.NASA reports SOFIA makes observations in infrared wavelengths and can detect phenomena that cannot be seen with visible light. The new discovery announced on Monda
  
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• WATCH NOW: NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of moon

  26-10-2020 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE)- NASA has announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the moon. The discovery specifies that the water may be distributed across the lunar surface and is not limited to cold, shadowed areas.SOFIA has discovered water molecules in Clavius Crater which is one of the largest craters that can be seen from Earth. NASA reports that previous observations of the moon's surface has detected some form o
  
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• NASA to announce new discovery about moon

  26-10-2020 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE)- NASA is expected to announce a new discovery about the moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a teleconference at 10 a.m. MST on Monday, Oct. 26. SOFIA is the world's largest airborne observatory and is a modified Boeing 747 aircraft with a nearly 9-foot telescope that flies in the atmosphere.NASA reports SOFIA makes observations in infrared wavelengths and can detect phenomena that cannot be seen with visible light. The new discovery announced on Monda
  
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• NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of moon

  26-10-2020 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE)- NASA has announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the moon. The discovery specifies that the water may be distributed across the lunar surface and is not limited to cold, shadowed areas.SOFIA has discovered water molecules in Clavius Crater which is one of the largest craters that can be seen from Earth. NASA reports that previous observations of the moon's surface has detected some form o
  
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• Zeta likely hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for US

  26-10-2020 13:13 via krqe.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek.Zeta on Sunday became the earliest ever 27th named storm of the Atlantic season. The system was centered about 175 miles (285 kilometers) southeast of Cozumel island Monday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It had maxim
  
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• FBI investigating fire set in Boston ballot drop box

  26-10-2020 13:13 via krqe.com
  
  A fire was set Sunday in a Boston ballot drop box holding more than 120 ballots in what Massachusetts election officials said appears to have been a “deliberate attack,” now under investigation by the FBI.The fire that was set around 4 a.m. in a ballot drop box outside the Boston Public Library downtown, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin's office said.There were 122 ballots inside the box when it was emptied Sunday morning, and 87 of them were still legible a
  
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• Edgewood mayor faces nepotism charges

  26-10-2020 13:00 via krqe.com
  
  EDGEWOOD, N.M. (KRQE) - One New Mexico mayor may be removed from office after a judge found he violated the town's nepotism laws. Online records show a judge found that Edgewood Mayor John Bassett violated the town's ordinances by appointing his first cousin, Cheryl Huppertz, to the city's planning and zoning commission in 2016 when he was elected.
  He reappointed her again in 2018. Huppertz resigned from her position after a local resident brought up her appointment at a local town council meeti
  
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• Family asking for help after house fire destroys everything

  26-10-2020 12:47 via krqe.com
  
  PIÑON, N.M. (KRQE) - A New Mexico family is trying to get back on their feet after their home burned down. They lost everything including their car and they're asking the community for help.
  Daniel and Tara Pollard are trying to put the pieces of their life back together, after their home in Piñon, New Mexico was destroyed in a fire on October 10. "We got some messages from our neighbor that our house was on fire," said Tara.
  At the time of the fire, the house was empty. Tara was i
  
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• Watch Live: Senate to hold final confirmation vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination

  26-10-2020 12:40 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the lifetime role in a final vote on Monday evening, just over one week before Election Day.
  Despite arguing through the night Sunday, Democrats were unable to stop the vote given the 53-47 GOP majority and most Republicans uniting in support over Trump's nominee. Senate Democrats objected to the process, arguing that the winner of the Nov. 3 election should be the one to pick who fills the vacancy left by the
  
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