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• Judge grants release for Albuquerque repeat offender

  23-06-2022 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The state fought unsuccessfully to keep Jennifer Christensen, a woman who keeps getting caught in stolen cars and fleeing from police, behind bars. The prosecutor spent ten straight minutes rattling off the history of Christensen.
  She's probably best known from 2016 when she showed up to Albuquerque Fire Rescue Fire Station 9 with a man, tried to steal a firefighter's private vehicle, then rammed a police chief's vehicle in order to get away. After getting a
  
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• Full Report: NewsNation's survey on inflation, abortion and Jan. 6 hearings

  23-06-2022 23:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — NewsNation released a new poll Thursday with Decision Desk HQ, asking registered voters their views on President Joe Biden, and their worries about the Jan. 6 committee hearings, abortion, crime and inflation.
  NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ polled 1,006 registered voters Monday and Tuesday, using an online voter panel. Margins of error vary per question because the number of people who answered each question is different (learn more about why margins of error matter h
  
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• NewsNation poll: President Biden gets blame for inflation

  23-06-2022 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden's approval rating remains near rock bottom as Americans now squarely blame him for America's economic and inflation woes, according to the latest NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released Thursday.
  A clear majority of voters, 58%, disapprove of Biden's performance, according to the poll, which surveyed 1,006 registered voters on topics including inflation, the economy and the Jan. 6 hearings, among other issues. It was conducted Sunday and Monday.Biden&rs
  
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• Poll: Most Americans want abortion legal in most cases

  23-06-2022 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Despite widespread speculation that the Supreme Court is about to overturn Roe v. Wade, a NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll shows that the overwhelmingly majority of Americans want to keep abortion legal in most cases.In May, a Supreme Court draft opinion leaked that signaled the court would put an end to the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion across America, sparking protests in cities nationwide.
  Survey data shows 66% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in most c
  
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• Young cancer patient watches UNM football practice and tours facilities

  23-06-2022 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A young cancer patient got an inside look at the University of New Mexico football program. It is part of the Lifetime Impact Program with UNM athletics and the UNM Children's Hospital.New sidewalk, bike path opens around the Albuquerque Rail YardsJuan Lopez first learned he had testicular cancer when he was 11 years old. The tumor was removed but other cancer cells were found. Now 17 years old, he still undergoing chemotherapy.
  Last Friday, Juan and his fam
  
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• Durango working to reduce wildfire threats

  23-06-2022 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – The city of Durango is taking steps to reduce fire threats. The city has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Forest Service, and others to clear away brush from its open spaces. Durango residents paying less for waterThe city stepped up its mitigation efforts after the 416 Fire and Burro Fire Complex burned 55,000 acres in 2018. The project will continue for the next few weeks.
  
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• New Mexico senators call on FCC to do more to stop robocalls

  23-06-2022 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Martin Heinrich joined ten others on a letter calling for the FCC to do more stop robocalls and hold companies accountable for blocking the illegal calls. The FCC has implemented rules requiring cell phone carriers to adopt caller ID technology to authenticate numbers but many still get through.Albuquerque woman fed up with robocalls, calls numbers backThe senators say the average American received nearly 200 robocalls in
  
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• How will New Mexicans travel this summer?

  23-06-2022 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Summer is the time for most New Mexicans to take a trip. But how will closures from wildfires, increased gas prices, and heatwaves impact summer travel plans in New Mexico?To find out, KRQE News 13 spoke with tourist destination representatives and travel experts. The overall consensus is that many people will be traveling, but high gas prices will almost surely impact travel plans. What you need to know about New Mexico's summer monsoonHigh gas prices mean a chang
  
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• New Mexico lawmaker calls on Senate to pass bipartisan gun control bill

  23-06-2022 22:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich called for his colleagues to pass a bipartisan gun control bill. "We can never offer enough words to heal the grieving families all across our country who have lost their sons and daughters, their brothers and sisters, and their fathers and mothers to gun violence. But what we can do—by voting to pass this legislation in the Senate—is to honor their memory," said Sen. Heinrich. Senate advances gun-safety bill, ove
  
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• Longtime 49er, NFL Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny dies at 93

  23-06-2022 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Former San Francisco 49ers halfback Hugh McElhenny died at the age of 93 of natural causes on Friday, June 17, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced in a news release Wednesday.McElhenny was born and raised in Los Angeles before playing football at the University of Washington. He was drafted during the first round of the 1952 NFL Draft by the 49ers.He spent the majority of his 13-year NFL career, from 1952-60, with the 49ers. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings (1
  
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• Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17

  23-06-2022 21:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday.
  Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and adolescents. This group has been able to get shots shots made by Pfizer since last year.The panel’s recommendations usually are adopted by the CDC, and become the government’s guidance for U.S. doctors and their patients.
  Last week,
  
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• 'Things got blurry,' Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, stealing $90K from man at Strip hotel

  23-06-2022 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas woman is accused of drugging and stealing $90,000 from a man at a Strip area hotel and casino.Police identified the suspect as Ebony Bairfield, who had previously been arrested in an unrelated prostitution-related theft.New Mexico’s national forests to lift most major fire restrictionsAccording to an arrest report, the victim reported the incident to police on June 9.At the time, he said he was at a high roller table at the Aria casino and pulled $50,000 from
  
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• Over $40 million in funding will go to 32 New Mexico governments

  23-06-2022 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 32 local governments in New Mexico will receive a total of $46.3 million in funding for 2022, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday. Since local governments cannot tax federal land, these Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) help with costs of maintaining important community services. New sidewalk, bike path opens around the Albuquerque Rail Yards"The nearly $500 million being distributed will help local governments carry out vital services, such as firefig
  
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• Lost baseball game sparked rage that led to priests' murder, AG says

  23-06-2022 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Three days after a violent spree culminated with the shooting death of two Jesuit priests, Mexican authorities say they now know what happened Monday in the town of Cerocahui, Chihuahua.On that day, a man already wanted on drug and murder charges was stewing over a lost baseball game and unleashed his rage on members of a rival team.“On Monday, Jose Noriel Portillo Gil, alias ‘El Chueco,’ went looking for Paul B., a local resident,”
  
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• Border Patrol: 229 migrants injured in falls from border wall in El Paso Sector

  23-06-2022 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Thirty-seven migrants have died and 229 suffered injuries falling from the border wall in the El Paso Sector since October 1, a federal agency reported.Such falls, drownings and heat-related tragedies have prompted U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gloria I. Chavez and Mexican Consul General Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de Leon to record a video in Spanish urging migrants not to risk their lives by attempting a dangerous crossing.At least 10 people have drowned in E
  
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• New Mexico's national forests to lift most major fire restrictions

  23-06-2022 21:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After a major dose of monsoon energy, fire restrictions across several national forest lands in New Mexico are changing. In a series of news releases Thursday morning, officials say the toughest restrictions will be lifted on most areas of the Valles Caldera and the Lincoln, Cibola and Santa Fe National Forests by Friday morning.
  However, some restrictions will still apply. Here's a brief rundown of the expected changes. What hiking areas are still open near Albuqu
  
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• Scattered storms to the south Thursday

  23-06-2022 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – We've certainly had our fair share of rain the past few days. Ruidoso received almost 2" of rain over the past week, while the ABQ Sunport picked up nearly an inch and a half! This is over a quarter of the total rin we typically see during the entire monsoon. Our rather impressive monsoon season continues this afternoon into the weekend as the moisture remains over the state. This afternoon we'll see more of a typical summer set up which means scattered PM storms m
  
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• Rio Rancho seeking publics help on affordable housing study

  23-06-2022 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Rio Rancho is launching a new affordable housing study. The goal of the study is to give officials a guide to improve the availability, quality and affordability of housing throughout the city.BioPark llamas and alpaca move to Heritage FarmRio Rancho allocated $75,000 for the study to be completed according to a release. "I believe a comprehensive study will verify our needs and provide valuable information," Mayor Gregg Hull said in a release.The
  
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• Police looking for info on northeast Albuquerque drive-by shooting

  23-06-2022 20:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are looking for a white pickup truck they believe was involved in a June 10 drive-by shooting. Officials say the shooting happened on the 2100 block of Dorothy St, near Juan Tabo and Menaul.FBI releases video of “Fast Fila Duo” accused bank robbersAbout eight shots were fired during the incident and a juvenile in the house was hit by bullet fragments. Video from a neighbor in the area around 4 a.m. shows a white pickup truck driving throug
  
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• Upcoming events at the KiMo Theatre

  23-06-2022 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Keep an eye out for these events coming up at the historic KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque's downtown area.Free guided tour of the KiMo Theatre - July 6Open to all ages, doors open at 12 p.m.Free guided tour of the KiMo Theatre - July 27Open to all ages, doors open at 12 p.m.
  Mario Aguilar - July 30Comedian and YouTube star Mario Aguilar visits the KiMo Theatre. The show is complete with dancers, music, humor, and fun for the whole family. Doors open at 7
  
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• New sidewalk, bike path opens around the Albuquerque Rail Yards

  23-06-2022 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For years, it's been arguably one of the worst walks around one of the most popular event spaces in Barelas, near Downtown Albuquerque. But that feeling may be fading away for most, as the city has finished construction on a big new pathway around the Rail Yards property.Calling it the "first part" of the Rail Trail project, the city says construction crews have finished work on more than 1,000 feet of new sidewalk and bike path stretching along the west sid
  
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• Adoption event held at Valencia County Animal Shelter

  23-06-2022 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Valencia County Animal Shelter is hosting an adoption event Friday, June 24 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The animal shelter in Valencia County takes in approximately 150 animals each week. Patty Mugan said they took in 74 animals on Tuesday alone, making the shelter close to full capacity.BioPark llamas and alpaca move to Heritage FarmThe adoption event will be hosted at the shelter, located at 1209 Highway 314 in Los Lunas. There will be hotdogs and lemonade a
  
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• Officials warn of phone scam impersonating City of Hobbs

  23-06-2022 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Hobbs is warning the public of a phone scam where scammers call pretending to be with the city of Hobbs. Officials say scammers are asking for payments of charges to be made over the phone.FBI releases video of “Fast Fila Duo” accused bank robbersAccording to a release from the city, the scammers are allegedly calling people and stating they owe over $3,000 and asking for payments via gift cards or through Amazon. The number shows as City o
  
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• Live: Jan. 6 panel hears DOJ officials' testimony

  23-06-2022 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is set to hear from former Justice Department officials who faced a pressure campaign from former President Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results.
  This is the fifth televised public hearing investigating the insurrection at the Capitol. The witnesses will include Jeffrey Rosen, who was acting attorney general during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Jan. 6 panel hears DOJ officials' testimony

  23-06-2022 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is set to hear from former Justice Department officials who faced a pressure campaign from former President Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results.
  This is the fifth televised public hearing investigating the insurrection at the Capitol. The witnesses will include Jeffrey Rosen, who was acting attorney general during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Jan. 6 hearings resume Thursday

  23-06-2022 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is set to hear from former Justice Department officials who faced a pressure campaign from former President Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results.
  This is the fifth televised public hearing investigating the insurrection at the Capitol. The witnesses will include Jeffrey Rosen, who was acting attorney general during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Alexa to add voices of your deceased loved ones

  23-06-2022 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Amazon announced a new feature Wednesday that will allow Alexa to speak in the voices of deceased relatives, friends and other loved ones.Speaking at the day two keynote during the company's annual MARS conference in Las Vegas, Alexa head scientist Rohit Prasad showed a video of Alexa, ostensibly sounding like a boy's deceased grandmother reading him a book."Alexa, can grandma finish reading me 'The Wizard of Oz'?" the child asks before Alexa goes into the book. Amazon to
  
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• KRQE Live: Monsoon season roars into New Mexico

  23-06-2022 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Following a dry and windy spring that helped spread what are now the two largest wildfires in state history, monsoon season has arrived in New Mexico with near record setting numbers. As of June 22, New Mexico's 2022 monsoon season remains the second rainiest start to the season for Albuquerque, just a week into the official start of the rainy season. KRQE Analysis: How does monsoon season work in New Mexico?KRQE News 13 is breaking down the start of New Mexico's
  
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• How is the monsoon rain helping with New Mexico's wildfires and drought?

  23-06-2022 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Following a dry and windy spring that helped spread what are now the two largest wildfires in state history, monsoon season has arrived in New Mexico with near record setting numbers. As of June 22, New Mexico's 2022 monsoon season remains the second rainiest start to the season for Albuquerque, just a week into the official start of the rainy season. KRQE Analysis: How does monsoon season work in New Mexico?What's left for this year's monsoon? Are the monsoons he
  
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• Another 200K borrowers may have student debt canceled by Dept. of Education

  23-06-2022 18:21 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Thousands of borrowers are likely to have their federal student loan debt erased after an agreement was reached Wednesday as part of a proposed class-action settlement.
  As part of the proposed settlement, the Biden administration has agreed to discharge the federal student loan debt for roughly 200,000 borrowers. According to Politico, which first reported the settlement, the borrowers claimed they were defrauded by their college and their applications for relief from the Department
  
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• FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

  23-06-2022 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.The action is part of a sweeping effort by the Food and Drug Administration to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays.
  Parents, politicians and anti-tobacco advocates wanted a ban on the devices that many bl
  
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• Supreme Court expands gun rights in major Second Amendment ruling

  23-06-2022 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Supreme Court struck down a New York state law that made it difficult to obtain a handgun carry permit, marking the justices’ first major opinion on Second Amendment rights in more than a decade.The decision to invalidate New York’s law throws into question the legality of similar restrictions in more than a half dozen other states that give licensing officials wide discretion over concealed carry permitting.The ruling comes after recent mass shootings reignited a wr
  
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• Power restored after outages in Santa Fe

  23-06-2022 16:05 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Power has been restored to customers in Santa Fe after PNM initially reportedmultiple power outages in Santa Fearound 7:45 a.m. Thursday morning. No information has been released on the number of people affected by the outages. See how many power outages New Mexico has experienced in the last yearOutages can be viewed online at https://www.pnm.com/search-an-outage. No information has been released at this time on what is causing the outage.
  
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• Multiple power outages affecting Santa Fe

  23-06-2022 16:05 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – PNM is reporting multiple power outages in Santa Fe Thursday morning. The outages were initially reported around 7:45 a.m. No information has been released on the number of people affected by the outages. PNM says estimated restore times may vary, but up to 10:45 a.m. See how many power outages New Mexico has experienced in the last yearOutages can be viewed online at https://www.pnm.com/search-an-outage. No information has been released at this
  
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• Jan. 6 hearings having impact (but maybe not how you think)

  23-06-2022 15:32 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation)— Most Americans approve of the Jan. 6 hearings and believe President Donald Trump was at least somewhat to blame for the U.S. Capitol attack. But a smaller number have changed their opinions due to the recent Congressional hearings, according to the NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released Thursday.
  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will continue Thursday with its series of hearings linked to the 2021 insurrection.
  On one hand, it's
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Homeless camps, Burn scar flood risk, Isolated storms, Teen sentenced, Featured in Vogue

  23-06-2022 14:44 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top StoriesTwo NM officers lose certification, third gets certification suspendedAllegiant Air quietly ends Albuquerque Sunport serviceBiden approval rating at 42 percent: pollRussians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east UkraineNew Mexico senator weighs in on proposal to repeal state gas taxesAlbuquerque man arrested for allegedly soliciting teenFormer UNM, NMSU basketball stars match up in TBT New Mexico regionalThursday's Five Facts[1] Albuquerque city councilors spar over s
  
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• Shooting on San Francisco subway train leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

  23-06-2022 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A gunman who killed one person and injured another on a San Francisco subway train has yet to be apprehended, police say.Officers responded to the Muni Forest Hills Station following reports of the shooting just before 10:00 a.m. Wednesday only to find the train had already left the station on its way to the Castro, the city's historically LGBTQ neighborhood.Police arrived at the Castro Station and found the two victims, rendered aid and summoned medical attention. O
  
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• Portugal seizes tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipments

  23-06-2022 14:11 via krqe.com
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal said Thursday they found just over 8 metric tons (8.8 short tons) of cocaine concealed inside banana shipments from Colombia.The cocaine was hidden in the hold of three cargo ships that docked in Setubal, a port about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, police said.The ships made regular Atlantic crossings, and the cocaine was destined for several European countries, according to police.The seizure happened in recent w
  
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• Dry air to the east, isolated storms to the west

  23-06-2022 14:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Thursday's storm coverage will not be nearly as widespread compared to recent days. However, the storms that do form have the capability to produce localized heavy rainfall, with flash flooding threats especially for recent burn scars.Monsoon moisture continues to push west, with the trailing edge close to the NM/AZ border. Dry air will invade to the east, allowing a lot more sunshine Thursday compared to Wednesday. With the increased sunshine, there is the higher
  
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• Biden approval rating at 42 percent: poll

  23-06-2022 13:19 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Joe Biden’s low job approval rating isn’t getting any better.A NewsNation/DDHQ poll released on Thursday shows that only 42 percent of U.S. voters approve of the job Biden is doing in the White House. By comparison, 58 percent say they disapprove.That’s largely on par with where his approval rating sat in the same poll conducted last month. Still, it’s the latest evidence that the president’s political fortunes don’t appear to be improv
  
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• Census: 1 in 5 people who had COVID-19 report having long COVID

  23-06-2022 13:08 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- New data collected by the U.S. government found that nearly 1 out of 5 adults who previously had COVID-19 now report having symptoms of long COVID.The information was sourced through the "Household Pulse Survey" conducted by the Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The NCHS began asking about the presence of long COVID at the start of June.Out of the more than 62,000 adults surveyed, 40 percent said they had had a previous COVID-19 infection. From thi
  
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• New COVID-19 variants raise limited worries of new spikes

  23-06-2022 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- About one out of three COVID-19 cases in the United States now stem from the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the omicron strain, which are on their way to becoming the most dominant coronavirus strains in the country.Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 11.4 and 23.5 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases are caused by the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants.Early data also suggests these subvariants escape immunity more efficiently than previous lineage
  
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• Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine

  23-06-2022 12:06 via krqe.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military expanded its grab of territory in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, capturing two villages and vying for control of a key highway in an offensive that could cut supply lines and encircle some frontline Ukrainian forces, British and Ukrainian military officials said.Britain's defense ministry said that Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from some areas near the city of Lysychansk, the latest major battlefield in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against
  
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• Russians advance on war's front line in eastern Ukraine

  23-06-2022 12:06 via krqe.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military extended its grip Thursday on territory in eastern Ukraine, capturing two villages and vying for control of a key highway as it seeks to cut supply lines and encircle some frontline Ukrainian forces, British and Ukrainian military officials said.Ukrainian forces withdrew from some areas near the city of Lysychansk to avoid being surrounded as Russians sent in reinforcements and concentrated their firepower in the area, Britain’s Defense Minis
  
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• Localized heavy rain still possible into the end of the week

  23-06-2022 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  Monsoon moisture will get nudged farther west to end the week, bringing better chances for storms west of I-25 and drier air to the east. Warmer weather will also arrive to finish the week.
  High pressure will nudge drier air into eastern New Mexico Thursday and Friday, pushing the plume of monsoon moisture farther west. This will keep the rain in areas mainly along and west of I-25 in the afternoon and evening. Heavy rain will still be possible with these storms along with localized flooding.
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• New Mexico senator weighs in on proposal to repeal state gas taxes

  23-06-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – President Joe Biden is proposing a three-month suspension of the federal gas tax to help drivers as gas prices soar. President Biden is also calling on states to take steps to remove their state taxes on gas and diesel.The state gas tax is imposed by state law. To suspend it, the governor would have to call a special session and the legislature would have to take action. But, lawmakers and the governor both say they've come up with a better way to help hurting families.
  
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• Chronic speeding: Deming residents fear for their safety

  23-06-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  DEMING, N.M. (KRQE) – People living along the main road in Deming are living in fear. They say speeders and drag racers are making their neighborhood a dangerous place. Dozens of videos show reckless drivers, flying down Pine Street in Deming.People who live along that street say they deal with speeding and drag racing all day, every day.
  The posted speed limit on the street is 35, but the video captured by a doorbell camera shows countless drivers going way over that. The people we s
  
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• Albuquerque city councilors spar over sanctioned homeless camps

  23-06-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's homeless crisis took center at Wednesday night's city council meeting. Councilors butted heads on whether to move forward on sanctioned homeless encampments. "Directing the administration to go answer the questions that everyone seems to have is not a bad thing, it doesn't automatically authorize these things," said Councilor Pat Davis. Brooke Bassan in opposition, who had previously been in favor of the camps, said people had made their v
  
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• MLB draft picks from New Mexico

  23-06-2022 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As the MLB draft is quickly approaching, there will be a few players from New Mexico waiting to hear their name called. While there have been many pro players to come through the Land of Enchantment at the high school and collegiate levels, only 20 players born in New Mexico have been drafted and made it all the way to the Major League. This is a list of those players.Story continues belowKRQE En Español: Martes 21 de Junio 2022Albuquerque: Officials announc
  
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• Communities around burn scars remain vigilant as flooding risks continue

  23-06-2022 04:54 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Communities in and around Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scars have been fortunate so far but flooding remains a risk for the next few weeks. Crews in Las Vegas packed sandbags around homes in case floodwaters come.Incoming rain puts Calf Canyon Hermits Peak burn scar at riskThe governor says the state is deploying its full resources to help with flood protection but she still encourages people to take measures of their own. So far, the National Guard, Departme
  
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