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• Work begins on Durango trail improvements

  06-06-2022 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Work is now underway to rebuild a section of the Animas River Trail in Durango. Crews will replace the eight-foot asphalt path from Rank Park to Demon Bridge behind the high school.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsMarijuana: Albuquerque city council to hear new proposal on public use of cannabisAlbuquerque: Father mourns lo
  
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• Carlsbad completes walking trail renovations

  06-06-2022 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Renovations have been completed along a walking trail in Carlsbad. Crews rebuilt the path at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park and installed handrails as well as dams to help with water runoff.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsMarijuana: Albuquerque city council to hear new proposal on public use of cannabisAlbuqu
  
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• Job search requirements waived for those affected by New Mexico wildfires

  06-06-2022 23:16 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It is now a little easier for those who lost their job or had their hours reduced due to the wildfires to file for unemployment. The Workforce Solutions Department has issued an emergency provision that wavies work search requirements.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsMarijuana: Albuquerque city council to hear new proposal on p
  
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• New Mexico primary tallies more than 105K early votes

  06-06-2022 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Ahead of Tuesday's Primary Election, more than 105,000 New Mexican voters have already cast their ballot across the Democratic, Republican or Libertarian contests. At last count in May, New Mexico had roughly 1.03 million voters registered in the state's three formally recognized, or "major" political parties, according to data from the Secretary of State's Office.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing d
  
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• Las Vegas woman accused of driving drunk, causing fatal crash

  06-06-2022 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Briana Thomas is accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly crash in Truth or Consequences. State Police say on May 8, Thomas collided head-on with another car at the intersection of Highway 181 and Warm Springs Blvd. One person was killed, and another three were injured.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsTrending: Pres
  
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• Men accused of carjacking vehicle in Albuquerque pleads not guilty

  06-06-2022 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jonah Grace and Jonathan Del Rio Escobedo, the men accused of leading police on a chase that prompted the closure of an East Mountain high school, pled not guilty in court June 6. The two are accused of carjacking an SUV near an apartment complex on Old Airport Road before leading police on a pursuit and crashing in the East Mountains.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico f
  
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• Men accused of carjacking vehicle in Albuquerque plead not guilty

  06-06-2022 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jonah Grace and Jonathan Del Rio Escobedo, the men accused of leading police on a chase that prompted the closure of an East Mountain high school plead not guilty in court June 6. The two are accused of carjacking an SUV near an apartment complex on Old Airport Road before leading police on a pursuit and crashing in the East Mountains.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico f
  
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• Accused bosque arsonist pled not guilty

  06-06-2022 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cristina Castorena-Noble, the woman accused of setting a dozen fires in the bosque, has pled not guilty. She was arraigned on six arson charges after police say she intentionally set the fires near 2nd street and Woodward on May 18.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsMarijuana: Albuquerque city council to hear new proposal on pu
  
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• Accused bosque arsonist pleads not guilty

  06-06-2022 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cristina Castorena-Noble, the woman accused of setting a dozen fires in the bosque, has pled not guilty. She was arraigned on six arson charges after police say she intentionally set the fires near 2nd street and Woodward on May 18.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsTrending: President Biden to meet with New Mexico officials fo
  
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• Hot week ahead, east has storm chances through mid/late week

  06-06-2022 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – At or above average temperatures are expected across a majority of New Mexico throughout the work week ahead. Dry air and a westerly breeze will persist to the west. However, multiple backdoor cold fronts are expected to bring a slight chill and higher chances for rain throughout the east half of the state over the next few days.Forecast Continues BelowCrime: Man arrested on westside for speeding, driving while highNew Mexico: Neighborhoods in Santa Fe with the mos
  
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• Albuquerque BioPark is celebrating World Oceans Day with event at the Aquarium

  06-06-2022 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque BioPark Aquarium is celebrating World Oceans Day. The aquarium is hosting an event Wednesday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the day and the connections humans have to the sea.Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsTrending: President Biden to meet with New Mexico officials for wildfire briefingAlbuquer
  
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• The US is importing baby formula to help end supply shortage – what parents need to know

  06-06-2022 20:53 via krqe.com
  
  (The Conversation) - Industry and federal efforts to alleviate a baby formula shortage in the U.S. are ramping up, with the import of foreign brands supplementing increased domestic production.It follows a crisis in which mothers, fathers and caregivers across the U.S. have had to scramble to find scarce supplies or drive long distances to buy formula.But are the efforts enough to overcome the supply problem – and protect against it happening again i
  
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• Las Cruces man accused of secretly recording women in park restrooms

  06-06-2022 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A Las Cruces man is accused of secretly recording women in the restrooms of local parks. Ivan Gamboa-Soto was caught in May by a woman who was in the restroom at Young Park with her 3-year-old son. Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsThe woman says she was helping her son use the restroom when she noticed a phone under the stall recording. She ran out, yelled for help, and a number of people in the park ran over and stoppe
  
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• NMCAL hiring to support launch of 988 suicide prevention lifeline

  06-06-2022 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new three-digit phone number will make reaching out for help even easier. Starting July 16, dialing 988 will connect people to the national suicide prevention lifeline.Father mourns loss of son in deadly crashNew Mexico's Statewide Crisis and Access Line will become the call center hub for the new expanded crisis response network. There will also be text and chat options for people to get help when they're in crisis.  To support the launch, NMCAL will be add
  
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• Trial delayed for Albuquerque man accused of strangling his fiancé

  06-06-2022 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial for a teachers assistant accused of strangling his fiancé to death was expected to begin Monday, but the state is asking for a delayed start after one of their witnesses tested positive for COVID.Father mourns loss of son in deadly crashJeremiah Lopez is accused of strangling his fiancé, Krishauna Perez, then sexually assaulting her body back in 2019.Police say all of this came after Lopez accused her of being unfaithful at the couple
  
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• United Way aims to help Hispanic communities

  06-06-2022 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Hispano Philanthropic society is a donor group for United Way of Central New Mexico with a handful of initiatives geared toward setting New Mexicans up for success. For more than a decade, the Hispano Philanthropic Society (HPS) has supported community middle schools through education and mentorship opportunities, speaker series, and family support projects.Civic Plaza splash pad returns for summer in downtown AlbuquerqueIts mission is to connect people
  
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• Two Men and a Truck provide moving tips

  06-06-2022 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With summer quickly approaching, a lot of people are gearing up for some sort of move. Two men and a Truck want to teach people the factors they should look for when hiring a moving company.
  Home moving is difficult, and finding the right movers for you can be hard. Often times customers will try to save a couple of bucks by hiring cheap movers or cheap moving companies and end up giving their money to moving companies that can be a scam.What’s happeni
  
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• Strawberry tea possibly linked to Hepatitis A outbreak recalled

  06-06-2022 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  RICHMOND, Calif. (WXIN) -- An organic tea has been recalled over its possible connection to strawberries potentially contaminated with Hepatitis A.The Food and Drug Administration announced the company Urban Remedy is voluntarily recalling Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic Strawberry Hibiscus Rose.According to Urban Remedy, it contracts with Youngstown Grape Distributors Inc. to co-manufacture the organic tea. Youngstown may have used the FreshKampo organic strawberries that are believed to be the
  
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• Poland, with near-total abortion ban, to record pregnancies

  06-06-2022 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The government of Poland, where a near-total abortion ban is in place, faced accusations Monday of creating a “pregnancy register” as the country expands the amount of medical data being digitally saved on patients.Women's rights advocates and opposition politicians fear women face unprecedented surveillance given the conservative views of a ruling party that has already tightened what was one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws.They fear the new da
  
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• Poland, where abortion is banned, will register pregnancies

  06-06-2022 17:39 via krqe.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The government of Poland, where a near-total abortion ban is in place, faced accusations Monday of creating a “pregnancy register” as the country expands the amount of medical data being digitally saved on patients.Women's rights advocates and opposition politicians fear women face unprecedented surveillance given the conservative views of a ruling party that has already tightened what was one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws.They fear the new da
  
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• Rainbow sprinkles recalled nationwide

  06-06-2022 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  NAPERVILLE, Illinois (WKBN) -- Wilton Industries Inc. announced it has issued a voluntary recall for some of its rainbow sprinkles.
  According to a press release, select lots of Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles And Rainbow Sprinkles Mix are being voluntarily recalled.
  "Although the product label does indicate that it may contain milk, this recall is being conducted because some samples of the product were found to contain milk," stated Thursday's release. Refrigerators recalled due to choking risk f
  
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• Gas prices hit new record of $4.86 per gallon

  06-06-2022 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Americans are seeing new record highs at gas stations across the country as President Joe Biden tries to command his biggest domestic issue: inflation.The national average topped $4.80 per gallon this week, which is double the price of gas when Biden took office. A gallon of regular gas at the time was on average $2.38 per gallon in January 2021. KRQE News 13 Gas TrackerCurrently, the price of regular gas is more than $5 per gallon for residents in California, Haw
  
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• Musk threatens to end $44 billion Twitter deal

  06-06-2022 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts.Lawyers for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the threat in a letter to Twitter dated Monday. That letter was included in a filing from Twitter with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The letter says Musk has repeatedly asked for the information since May 9, about a month after his offer to buy the company, so he
  
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• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque pride held its 10th annual event

  06-06-2022 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Los Ranchos pride held it's 10th annual "Exist, Resist, Persist" event Sunday at Hartnett Park. Attendees say it's important they make themselves visible to the community.
  Story continues belowCrime: Former New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNew Mexico: New Mexico firefighter remembered by family and friendsTrending: President Biden to meet with New Mexico officials for wildfire briefingAlbuquerque: City councilor proposes funn
  
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• US grapples with another round of gun violence

  06-06-2022 15:23 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The U.S. is grappling with another round of gun violence. This weekend’s chaos left multiple dead with gunfire erupting near a bar in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shooters reportedly firing into a crowd in Philadelphia and an active shooter situation that left one victim injured at a North Carolina hospital.America's plight with gun violence is getting worse. Since the beginning of the year, there have been more than 240 mass shootings nationwide, according to the Gun Viole
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Public use of cannabis, NM Primary elections, Warm week, Black Fire update, ABQ pride week

  06-06-2022 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top StoriesFather mourns loss of son in deadly crashNM firefighter remembered by family and friendsLive updates | Russian FM warns West over long-range rocketsGulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ to return this summerGallup tapped by Smithsonian Magazine as top small townFormer New Mexico State Police officer headed to prison for dealing drugsNMSU playoff run ends on SaturdayMonday's Five Facts[1] Albuquerque city council to hear new proposal on public use of cannabis - Albuquerque ci
  
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• 'Regret how this was handled': Disney apologizes after employee interrupts marriage proposal

  06-06-2022 14:39 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) — It was supposed to be the most magical day of their lives.
  Unfortunately for one couple at Disneyland Paris last week, a marriage proposal went south after a park employee interrupted their moment.
  Now Disney is apologizing for how the worker handled the situation after a video of the incident went viral.
  "We regret how this was handled," a spokesperson from Disney told Newsweek. "We have apologized to the couple involved and offered to make it right." Organizers say Albuquerq
  
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• Hot week with storm chances

  06-06-2022 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Monday morning is mild, quiet and clear across the state. Monday afternoon will be hot and mostly sunny. Temperatures will soar back into the 80s, 90s and 100s, staying hot all week, and even warming more by this coming weekend. The state will see daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. Northeast NM will be under a low threat for severe weather Monday afternoon and evening. One or two storms may produce damaging wind and hail.
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• Isotopes drops series finale to Sugar Land in 11 innings, 5-4

  06-06-2022 14:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Isotopes are now 24-30 on the year after they saw a 3-game winning streak come to an end on Sunday night against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. The Isotopes jumped out early in this game, but it was a back and forth game after that.
  Story continues belowCrime: Teen accused in March fatal shooting to stay behind barsLocal Sports: Los Lunas basketball star receiving college offersNew Mexico: New Mexico buys ranch in Sandoval County, will become
  
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• Father mourns loss of son in deadly crash

  06-06-2022 13:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A father is in mourning, after losing his 21-year-old son in a deadly crash late last week. Police are blaming it on a drunk driver.A life cut short. "It took one second," said Victor Sandoval. Early Friday morning onJune 3rd, Sandoval woke up to a father's worst nightmare."His girlfriend, somebody came by early in the morning and people were calling me asking if I'd heard from Victor," said Sandoval.After a late night at work his son, Victor Gabriel Sandova
  
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• Live updates | Zelenskyy seeks corridor for grain vessels

  06-06-2022 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president is asking for a secure corridor for Ukrainian vessels to be able to ship out grain and prevent food shortages in Africa and Asia.Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a news conference on Monday that Kyiv is in talks with countries like Turkey and the U.K. about security guaranties for Ukrainian ships.“It is important for us that there is a security corridor ... that the fleet of this or that country ensures the shipping of the grain,” Zelenskyy sai
  
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• Live updates | Russian FM warns West over long-range rockets

  06-06-2022 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW — The Russian foreign minister has warned the West that if it provides Ukraine with long-range rockets, Moscow will respond by taking over larger areas of Ukraine.Speaking during an online news conference Monday, Sergey Lavrov said that “the longer the range of weapons you supply, the farther away the line from where neo-Nazis could threaten the Russian Federation will be pushed.”The U.S. and Britain have announced they will provide Ukraine with multiple rocket-launchers
  
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• Live updates | Russia puts sanctions on 61 U.S. nationals

  06-06-2022 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday that is levying sanctions on 61 U.S. nationals,.It said the move was being taken “in response to the ever-expanding U.S. sanctions against Russian political and public figures, as well as representatives of domestic business.”
  The list includes U.S. officials and former and current top managers of large American companies, such as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, White House communicat
  
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• Live updates | Italy summons Russia ambassador over comments

  06-06-2022 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  ROME — Russia’s ambassador in Rome has been summoned to the Italian foreign ministry, following anti-Italy remarks by Russian government officials.
  The foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that Ambassador Sergey Razov was summoned on instructions on Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and “in concert” with the office of Italian Premier Mario Draghi.
  Last month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov derided Di Maio’s peace plan, which had been relayed to the Un
  
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• Live updates | EU envoy: Russia uses food as a global weapon

  06-06-2022 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS -- European Council President Charles Michel accused Russia of using food supplies as “a stealth missile against developing countries” and blamed the Kremlin for the looming global food crisis, prompting Moscow’s U.N. ambassador to walk out of a Security Council meeting.Michel addressed Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia directly at a council meeting Monday, saying he saw millions of tons of grain and wheat stuck in containers and ships at the Ukrainian port of
  
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• WWII veterans honored at Normandy D-Day celebrations

  06-06-2022 12:03 via krqe.com
  
  COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed on June 6, 1944. Sadness as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.As a bright sun was rising over the wide band of sand of Omaha Beach on Monday, 78 years on, U.S. D-Day veteran Charles Sha
  
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• City council to hear new proposal on public use of cannabis

  06-06-2022 02:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Months into recreational cannabis being legal in New Mexico, communities are still ironing out the rules around it. Albuquerque city councilors are considering multiple bills about using pot in public.There are two bills surrounding banning pot in public – but they may have different ideas on what the punishment should be for people who violate that ban. What’s generating complaints in New Mexico’s cannabis industry?City Councilor Tammy Fie
  
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• Albuquerque city council to hear new proposal on public use of cannabis

  06-06-2022 02:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Months into recreational cannabis being legal in New Mexico, communities are still ironing out the rules around it. Albuquerque city councilors are considering multiple bills about using pot in public.There are two bills surrounding banning pot in public – but they may have different ideas on what the punishment should be for people who violate that ban. What’s generating complaints in New Mexico’s cannabis industry?City Councilor Tammy Fie
  
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• Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' to return this summer

  06-06-2022 02:29 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In a recently released forecast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a "dead zone" will return to the Gulf of Mexico this summer.
  A dead zone is an area with little or no oxygen that can kill sea creatures.
  This summer's forecasted dead zone may be slightly smaller than that of last year, though still on par with the average size. NOAA started measuring the dead zone 35 years ago.Last year, the dead zone in the gulf was about 6,300 square miles – "
  
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• Five biggest issues to watch at Supreme Court as high-profile term ends

  06-06-2022 01:45 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – As the most controversial Supreme Court term in recent memory winds down, the justices have yet to decide a whopping 33 cases, including blockbuster disputes over abortion, religion, and guns. The justices are expected to wrap up their work by late June or early July, which means the coming weeks will see the Supreme Court make headlines with a slate of opinions that have the potential to dramatically reshape American life.Here are five looming disputes the court will adjudica
  
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• Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say

  06-06-2022 01:25 via krqe.com
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Among the dead were many children, he said.The presiding priest was abducted as well, said Adelegbe Timileyin, who represents the Owo area in Niger
  
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• Gallup tapped by Smithsonian Magazine as top small town

  06-06-2022 00:32 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – Gallup is receiving national recognition for its art scene. Smithsonian Magazine named Gallup one of the 15 best small towns to visit in America in 2022. Explora! finalist for national museum awardThe magazine cited the city's downtown and its many Native American trading posts and galleries as one reason to visit. They also talked about the upcoming Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial that is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.All cities on the list h
  
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• Man arrested on westside for speeding, driving while high

  06-06-2022 00:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say they stopped a man Friday night for speeding and driving while high out on the west side. It happened just before 11:00 p.m. at Beverly Road near Goff when police say a silver sedan was going at least 15 miles per hour over the speed limit. Albuquerque police chief addresses recent homicide arrestsPolice say James Roybal was driving the sedan and had multiple guns in the car. According to a criminal complaint, Roybal admitted to smokin
  
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