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• 1 in 4 children in the US are of Hispanic, Latino descent: Census Bureau

  03-06-2023 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Just over a quarter of all children in the U.S. are of Hispanic or Latino decent, a new data analysis of the 2020 U.S. census shows.
  The analysis found a 2.6 percent rise in children who are Hispanic or Latino origin in the last ten years — rising from 23.1 percent in 2010 to 25.7 percent in 2020.
  When analyzed by state, Florida experienced the largest numeric increase across all states at an additional 259,931 children in the past decade. New Jersey and Maryland followe
  
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• Does 'drag ban bill' target transgender Texans?

  03-06-2023 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill that bans "sexually oriented performances" in the presence of minors passed during Texas' 88th legislative session. Now, transgender Texans worry the bill might target them for non-explicit performances — or for merely existing in public spaces.
  The initial version of Texas Senate Bill 12 (SB 12) originally included a penalty for performers who wear clothing that doesn't conform to traditional gender presentation, and was called a "drag ban bill" by conservativ
  
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• Progressive losses mount: Here are five big disappointments

  03-06-2023 21:02 via krqe.com
  
  Progressives faced a stinging defeat this week when Congress voted to approve a bipartisan debt limit deal many in their caucus had opposed.It was the latest setback for the left flank in several months, where they have lost out not only on policy concessions but also in a recent high-profile election in Philadelphia.The bruises have amplified concerns among some progressives that their influence is diminishing among Biden’s allies as the country gears for another fraught election in 2024.
  
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• What is a 'Yellowhammer' cookie? Nutty treat becomes Alabama's newest state symbol

  03-06-2023 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALABAMA (WHNT) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 421 (HB421) into law Friday, making the "Yellowhammer Cookie" the official state cookie.
  "Sweet Home Alabama just officially got a little sweeter!" Ivey said after signing the bill into law.The cookie, which was invented by Montgomery fourth-grader Mary Claire Cook, contains pecans and peanuts — both of which are recognized as crops of "historical and agricultural significance" in Alabama," according to the bill. The peanut is
  
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• Biden signs bill to raise debt ceiling

  03-06-2023 19:55 via krqe.com
  
  President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to raise the debt ceiling into 2025 and avert a default, marking a significant bipartisan accomplishment amid divided government in Washington, D.C.The president signed the bill just days before Treasury officials warned the department would run out of money to pay the nation’s bills, potentially triggering a recession and harming the economy.In addition to raising the debt ceiling, the bill includes agreements on spending caps, claws back unu
  
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• Cement-filled toilets and dead fish: NC school district bars more than 80 seniors from graduation over 'pranks'

  03-06-2023 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  (WGHP) – Some students call it a senior prank. Law enforcement officials call it vandalism.   In North Carolina, the school districts are filing charges.Over the last month, multiple school districts in the state have filed charges against students in connection with so-called pranks that, they say, are anything but harmless.The Burlington Police Department, for instance, recently announced that charges had been filed against seven students who were reportedly involved in an inci
  
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• Does Medicare cover Ozempic?

  03-06-2023 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - Ozempic, a medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes, has gone viral as a weight loss drug.The #ozempic hashtag has over a billion views on TikTok, and more people are searching the web for Ozempic than for insulin, Viagra or Tylenol, according to Google Trends data for May 2023.Medicare beneficiaries interested in the drug might be surprised to see that it’s often covered by Medicare Part D. It’s one of the prescription drugs on which Medicare, the federal health care
  
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• Texas becomes largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors

  03-06-2023 18:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Texas became the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors on Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill into law.The law, which will take effect on Sept. 1, will prohibit healthcare providers from prescribing hormones or puberty blockers to minors or performing surgeries to help with their gender transition.  Video: Thieves break into Albuquerque barbershopIt includes an exception for youth currently receiving hormones or puberty blockers and those that
  
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• 100 'deadliest days' for teen drivers underway, AAA says

  03-06-2023 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The 100 "deadliest days" for younger drivers are underway, according to AAA.It’s the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day that teen drivers are most vulnerable on the roads, with 30% of deaths involving teen drivers nationwide occurring within those 100 days.“Summer is historically a dangerous time for teen drivers,” Megan Cooper, a spokesperson for AAA, said in a statement issued this past week.New teen drivers are three times more lik
  
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• See a paw print sticker on a mailbox? Why you shouldn't remove it

  03-06-2023 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – More than 5,300 mail carriers were bitten by dogs last year, a number the USPS is trying to bring down with a push for public awareness as well as a clever, if simple, sticker-based program.The Paw Program which has been instituted in several cities across the U.S. since it was rolled out in 2020, uses a color-coded system to inform carriers who may not be familiar with the route which houses have dogs. A yellow paw sticker means that there is a dog living nearby, while an oran
  
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• Is the 'beer before liquor…' saying true?

  03-06-2023 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - We all know the saying (or a variation of it): “Beer before liquor, make you feel sicker; liquor before beer, you’re in the clear.” But can it possibly be true?According to health experts, the answer isn’t as simple as it may seem.  It isn’t clear where exactly the saying comes from. It may stem from how we digest certain alcoholic beverages, according to The New York Times. Beer and other carbonated drinks often irritate our stomach lining, wh
  
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• A little-understood sleep disorder affects millions and has clear links to dementia – 4 questions answered

  03-06-2023 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION)- A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The disorder, known as REM sleep behavior disorder, or RBD in the medical field, affects around 1% of the general population worldwide and about 2% of adults over 65.The
  
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• Military, tech experts raise concerns about AI weaponization: 'We have to be very concerned'

  03-06-2023 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) – The speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing and its vast array of capabilities have legislators wondering how much the advanced tech is capable of doing.
  “It really takes me back to the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and nuclear physics. We knew right away nuclear physics could build energy," said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who serves on the Homeland Security Committee. “But we also knew it could turn into atom bombs.” A little-understood sleep di
  
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• Giants player makes history with 100th 'Splash Hit' home run

  03-06-2023 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – It took 23 seasons, but the San Francisco Giants recorded their 100th "Splash Hit" home run on Friday.
  Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles, sending the ball over the right field wall and squarely into McCovey Cove, in the San Francisco Bay. It was the 100th time a Giant earned a so-called "Splash Hit" over the last few decades.Despite the historic homer, the Giants lost to th
  
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• Take the kids to AMC Theatres for $3-$5 this summer

  03-06-2023 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  (WDAF/NEXSTAR) — For the first time since 2019, AMC Theatres' Summer Movie Camp program is back — offering up discounted tickets for families across the country. Now through August, select AMC Theatre locations will screen family-friendly movies for $3 on Wednesdays and $5 on Saturdays. Thieves target AC units in Albuquerque neighborhood“Through the return of this exciting program, moviegoers of any age can enjoy a popular film on the big screen, at a value that ensur
  
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• Kids missing school: Why it's happening -- and how to stop it

  03-06-2023 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Chronic absenteeism – defined as a student’s missing approximately 18 days of the school year – is on the rise. Compared with the years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, almost three-quarters of U.S. public schools are now showing significant increases.SciLine interviewed Dr. Joshua Childs, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin, who shared his thoughts on why students become chronically absent, the
  
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• Cytomegalovirus lies dormant in most US adults and is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, but few have heard of it

  03-06-2023 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - “Why didn’t anyone tell me about this virus?” is a frequent response I hear from parents upon learning their newborn is infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Although more than half of the U.S. population will be infected with CMV by the age of 40 and the disease is common worldwide, few people have ever heard of it.CMV belongs to the same virus family as cold sores and chickenpox and, like those viruses, lives
  
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• Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs

  03-06-2023 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Opioid drugs such as morphine and fentanyl are like the two-faced Roman god Janus: The kindly face delivers pain relief to millions of sufferers, while the grim face drives an opioid abuse and overdose crisis that claimed nearly 70,000 lives in the U.S. in 2020 alone.Scientists like me who study pain and opioids have been seeking a way to separate these two seemingly inseparable faces of opioids. Researchers are trying to design drugs that deliver effective pa
  
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• Video: Thieves break into Albuquerque barbershop

  03-06-2023 06:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Videos show thieves breaking into an Albuquerque barber shop Wednesday night, getting away with clippers, tools, product, and a kid's arcade machine.
  Lance Garcia, the owner of Fate Barber Co., is all too familiar with break-ins at his business near Eubank and Candelaria. Three times in five years, the latest one this week. "Taking whatever they can get, literally mirrors off the walls," Garcia said.VIDEO: Nightmare neighbor arrested after SWAT standoffBut h
  
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• New NMAA bylaws could crack down on bad behavior at sporting events

  03-06-2023 06:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –Officials could soon have stronger tools to curb bad behavior at sporting events. The New Mexico Activities Association has approved new bylaws to crack down on unsportsmanlike conduct. "We have fans that are threatening officials and following them to the locker room and giving them death threats, said NMAA Executive Director, Sally Marquez. We have student bodies that are yelling bad language to each other and some derogatory things to each other." The N
  
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• BCSO investigating deadly crash involving MDC correctional officer

  03-06-2023 05:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said a Metropolitan Detention Center officer, on his way home from work, hit and killed two men but at this point, he is not facing charges. Deputies said the crash happened on May 21 after 1 a.m. along the south frontage road near the jail.Cocaine found in Española Sonic Drive-in hot dogThey said the two men had stopped partly in the roadway to fix their ATV when they were hit and killed. Deputies said Erick Var
  
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• Remains of WWII soldier from Portales to return home

  03-06-2023 03:18 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – He survived the Bataan Death March, only to die in a prisoner-of-war camp. The New Mexico World War II soldier was then buried at the camp and then forgotten. Now Thomas Vernon Long’s remains were identified and is coming home.“I remember him as a very caring, protective, considerate brother. I was the baby of the family, and he treated me like a queen,” said Vernon Long’s sister, Billie Jean Sawyer.96-year-old, Billie Jean Sawyer, said
  
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• Hawk Yeah! Centennial senior named Gatorade player of the year

  03-06-2023 03:11 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year award was announced on Friday. This year the honor went to Centennial senior shortstop, Steven "Monster" Milam.Milam the first player from Centennial to be chosen for the award, and its well earned. This season, Milam helped lead the Hawks to the state championship game by being arguably the toughest out in the state.At the plate, "Monster" slashed for .627/.742/1.313 and led the state in hits (52), RBIs (50
  
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• 'We did everything we could': Medically fragile child dies weeks before judge's ruling

  03-06-2023 01:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state has 30 days to provide the promised home care for kids with life-threatening disabilities. A KRQE Investigation last year highlighted the problem that led to a legal fight. But this latest development comes too late for one family."We usually are starting the day with teary-eyed moments, but we'll get through it. She wouldn't want anything different," Ben Cortez said of his daughter Amariz. She passed away on May 12 at just 10 years old."There is a
  
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• VIDEO: Nightmare neighbor arrested after SWAT standoff

  03-06-2023 01:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – She'd been terrorizing everyone on her block for a year. KRQE Investigative Reporter Gabrielle Burkhart first reported the story of a nuisance neighbor wreaking havoc on her block and getting away with it. Now things have escalated, and she was finally arrested."Yesterday was a good day," Bette Kogut told KRQE News 13. For now, she's counting her blessings. Because for the past year, she and her neighbors have been scared to step outside."You don't work here
  
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• Shooting charge from Albuquerque Oñate statue protest is dismissed

  03-06-2023 01:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man at the center of the shooting at the Juan De Oñate protest in downtown Albuquerque nearly three years ago took a plea deal Friday. The charge involving the shooting was dismissed. Albuquerque Metro Security officer facing battery charges makes first appearanceIt was June 15, 2020, when a large crowd protested the Oñate statue in Old Town. Stephen Baca showed up claiming to try and protect the statue. Some of the crowd became angered aft
  
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• Afternoon storm chances continue into the weekend

  03-06-2023 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  Storm chances will increase through the weekend. Heavy rain could lead to areas of flash flooding.Storms moving across New Mexico Friday afternoon will taper off after sunset tonight. Storm chances will be increasing through the weekend though. The threat for severe weather is lower this weekend, but a couple storms in eastern New Mexico could turn strong to severe, especially Saturday afternoon. Slower moving storms will be capable of heavy rain which could lead to flash flooding, mostly for ar
  
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• New Mexico offering low-rate mortgage plans for some first-time buyers

  03-06-2023 00:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The housing market has been hot recently, making it difficult – if not impossible – for first-time homebuyers to secure a place. But the New Mexico Finance Authority is offering low-interest loans to help some buyers.The government-sponsored FirstHome program offers mortgages as low as 5.875%, according to the Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA). That rate is subject to change, but as of now, that's lower than current market rates. New Mexico ranks hi
  
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• Permit denied for Belen's B-Town Bike Rally

  03-06-2023 00:18 via krqe.com
  
  BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Belen has denied a permit to allow the upcoming B-Town Bike Rally to take place this year. In a notice from the city, the reason for the denial was given as the "potential risks associated with the event and the number of resources needed to manage an event of this type safely and effectively due to recent events in NM and surrounding states."On May 27, three people were killed and five were injured during the 41st Annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle
  
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