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• Judge peppers Arpaio with questions about investigation

  08-10-2015 23:46
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff squared off with a federal judge who peppered him with questions about an allegation that the lawman investigated the jurist in a bid to get him removed from a racial profiling case. The exchange Thursday between Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and U.S. District Judge Murray Snow marked the second […]
  
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• Ex-South Texas border officer gets prison in drug conspiracy

  08-10-2015 23:46
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A former South Texas border patrol officer has been sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for letting drug-hauling vehicles pass in deals allegedly made by cellphone. Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Jose Luis Zavala of Brownsville entered his guilty plea Thursday before U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, who […]
  
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• Oklahoma halts executions after using wrong drug on inmate

  08-10-2015 23:45
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Mary Fallin agreed Thursday that all executions in Oklahoma should be delayed after an autopsy report revealed that the wrong drug was used to stop an inmate’s heart in January — one that experts say doesn’t work as quickly or effectively. Fallin said “it became apparent” last week that prison officials […]
  
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• ACVB is top recommendation for city marketing contract

  08-10-2015 23:28
  
  A committee's choice of ACVB bid over three other proposals must be approved by city councilors.
  
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• EPA: Sediment accidently released in western Colorado creek

  08-10-2015 23:26
  
  DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency says a contractor inadvertently released about 2,000 gallons of sediment-bearing water into a western Colorado creek from a holding pond outside an inactive mine. EPA spokeswoman Laura Jenkins said Thursday the water in the pond had been treated but she didn’t yet know whether it contained contaminants. The water […]
  
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• Rep. Steve Pearce discusses House leadership chaos, preference for Speaker

  08-10-2015 23:07
  
    Rep. Steve Pearce was sitting in the front row of a House Republican caucus meeting on Thursday afternoon preparing to endorse little-known Rep. Daniel Webster for Speaker of the House when front-runner Kevin McCarthy dropped a bombshell. McCarthy, the House majority leader, suddenly dropped out of the race. “I was amazed,” Pearce told me […]
  
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• Updated: Authorities release 911 calls in Phoenix freeway shootings

  08-10-2015 22:55
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities on Thursday released audio from 911 calls made by people whose cars were hit by bullets during a string of Phoenix freeway shootings. The calls include an injured 13-year-old girl who calmly told the dispatcher that she thought her mother’s car had just been shot. In the Aug.29 call released by the […]
  
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• Authorities release 911 calls in Phoenix freeway shootings

  08-10-2015 22:55
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities have released audio from 911 calls made by people whose cars were hit by bullets during a string of Phoenix freeway shootings. The calls, which were made available Thursday, include a 13-year-old girl who calmly told the dispatcher that she thought her mother’s car had just been shot. In the Aug. 29 […]
  
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• Updated: Albuquerque man is convicted on carjacking, firearms charges

  08-10-2015 22:53
  
  A man who’s violent crime spree included two carjackings, a hostage situation, and the lockdown of the Wayland Baptist University in Albuquerque in early July has been found guilty of several charges by a federal jury. Kevin Folse, 30, was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, two carjacking charges, and […]
  
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• Albuquerque man is convicted on carjacking, firearms charges

  08-10-2015 22:53
  
  A federal jury has convicted an Albuquerque man on carjacking and firearms charges. Prosecutors say jurors deliberated about four hours Thursday before finding 30-year-old Kevin Folse guilty Thursday following a four-day trial. Folse was indicted in the case in July. He remains in federal custody pending a sentencing hearing, which hasn’t been scheduled. According to […]
  
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• Trade deal, Keystone open Clinton to flip-flop charges

  08-10-2015 22:43
  
  WASHINGTON — Martin O’Malley was blunt when he learned Hillary Rodham Clinton had announced her opposition to a Pacific Rim trade deal. “Wow, that’s a reversal,” he told reporters minutes after Clinton announced her shift. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is just the latest in a long line of issues that Clinton has shifted her […]
  
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• Updated: Court: Hot yoga’s sequence of poses can’t be copyrighted

  08-10-2015 22:42
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The founder of a popular form of yoga that is performed in a room heated to more than 100 degrees lost a court appeal Thursday to copyright a sequence of 26 poses and two breathing exercises. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the sequence used in hot yoga classes […]
  
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• Clashes intensify in Syria from Russian-backed offensive

  08-10-2015 22:41
  
  Russia says its air campaign in Syria is aimed against militants of the Islamic State and al-Qaida-linked groups, but the West accuses it of intervening to support President Bashar against even moderate rebels in the civil war. The Syrian government’s multipronged offensive began Wednesday, and state-run media said it seized several villages in central Syria, […]
  
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• Officials to celebrate Valles Caldera’s transition

  08-10-2015 22:19
  
  VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE — State, federal and tribal officials will be gathering this weekend to mark the official transition of Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Park Service. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will be joined by members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation, Native American leaders and other local officials for a celebration […]
  
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• Rousey says Holly’s a threat

  08-10-2015 21:52
  
  For those who like long UFC fights, Ronda Rousey generally isn’t your girl. Of her 15 MMA wins, both professional and amateur, only three have lasted longer than a minute. Six ended in less than 30 seconds. But according to the undefeated bantamweight champion, her November bout against Holly Holm is going to be different. It’s going […]
  
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• Investigators: Father slept as toddlers wandered off

  08-10-2015 21:31
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. — Investigators say a man whose two toddlers were found wandering on a street in suburban Denver fell asleep after drinking and didn’t realize the boys were gone. Twenty-five-year-old Kyle Paul McClelland was arrested Wednesday after his 2- and 3-year-olds were found walking along a residential street Wednesday in southern Jefferson County. He […]
  
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• Daughter’s dash to welcome home dad brings smiles to Army

  08-10-2015 21:31
  
  FORT CARSON, Colo. — Top brass at a Colorado Army post are all smiles after a 2-year-old girl interrupted a general’s speech to dash across the room and hug her dad, who had just come home from a nine-month deployment. Fort Carson spokeswoman Dani Johnson says “everyone thought it was awesome” when 1st Lt. Daniel […]
  
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• Prudhomme, Louisiana chef who popularized Cajun food, dies

  08-10-2015 21:30
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Paul Prudhomme, the Cajun who popularized spicy Louisiana cuisine and became one of the first American restaurant chefs to achieve worldwide fame, died Thursday. He was 75. Tiffanie Roppolo, the CFO of Prudhomme’s businesses, told The Associated Press that he died early Thursday after a brief illness. Prudhomme became prominent in the […]
  
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• People pack meeting of panel eyeing expansion of whale tanks

  08-10-2015 21:30
  
  LONG BEACH, Calif. — Protesters and supporters filled a meeting room Thursday where a California commission was considering a vast expansion to the tanks that SeaWorld uses to hold killer whales in San Diego. The commission that regulates land and water use along the California coast took up the issue of the $100 million expansion, […]
  
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• Federal authorities raid rash of illegal Colorado pot grows

  08-10-2015 21:30
  
  DENVER — Federal authorities say legalization has emboldened illegal pot growers into planting weed on Colorado’s sparsely populated federal lands, often for shipment to other states. U.S. Attorney John Walsh said Thursday that investigators are cracking down on illegal growers after discovering large growing operations in national forests and other federal land in Colorado. Authorities […]
  
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• Ex-railroad town, Sparks braces for Tesla, Switch boom

  08-10-2015 21:05
  
  SPARKS, Nev. — Not since the Southern Pacific railroad rolled into this sleepy high desert town in Nevada more than a century ago has there been such excitement — Tesla Motors and other technology companies are coming, and along with them thousands of jobs. Long dwarfed by Reno, known as the Biggest Little City in […]
  
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• Beyond ‘Like:’ 5 ways you might soon emote on Facebook

  08-10-2015 21:05
  
  NEW YORK — Sometimes “Like” just doesn’t cut it. So how about Love or Angry? Haha or Sad? Or just Yay or Wow? Facebook is going “Inside Out” on the Like button, adding a range of new emotional reactions to the iconic thumbs-up icon it launched in 2009. You won’t see the new emoji right […]
  
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• Netflix raising US price for most popular video plan by $1

  08-10-2015 21:04
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is raising the price of its Internet video service by $1 in the U.S. and several other countries to help cover its escalating costs for shows such as “House of Cards” and other original programming. The new price of $10 per month for Netflix’s standard plan won’t affect most of the […]
  
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• Global worries kept Fed from hiking rates in September

  08-10-2015 21:04
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials were almost ready to raise interest rates in September but held off because of China’s economic slowdown and its potential to derail U.S. growth and inflation. Minutes of the Sept. 16-17 discussions released Thursday showed the central bank believed the time for the first Fed rate increase in nine years […]
  
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• South Carolina governor gives terse warning about flood

  08-10-2015 19:34
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a terse warning, South Carolina’s governor urged thousands of people in low-lying areas near the coast to evacuate Thursday before a mass of water rumbling toward the ocean floods some places for up to two more weeks. Gov. Nikki Haley said at a news conference that people in flood-prone parts of […]
  
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• In college rape debate, overseas-study crimes gain attention

  08-10-2015 19:34
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. — As colleges wrestle with how to address sexual assault, a legal challenge involving a small Vermont institution brings an obscure part of the equation to the fore: how to report, investigate and punish sexual assaults that happen in overseas-study programs. Statistics on such assaults are scant, although no one disputes they occur. […]
  
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• Texas official ends donations over link to abortion provider

  08-10-2015 18:55
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas official is telling his employees not to donate to the United Way because a portion of those donations are used for the “evil” done by Planned Parenthood. Tarrant County tax assessor Ron Wright says his office has raised money each year for the United Way, which forwards donations to […]
  
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• Updated: McCarthy withdraws candidacy for speaker

  08-10-2015 18:38
  
  WASHINGTON — In a stunning move, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew his candidacy for House speaker Thursday, throwing Congress’ Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy was heavily favored to win his GOP colleagues’ endorsement for the post, but a vigorous challenge from hardline House conservatives threatened a smooth ratification when the full House voted Oct. 29. […]
  
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• New Mexico State University police: ‘Device’ rendered safe

  08-10-2015 18:20
  
  LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State University police investigated a suspicious package on the campus in Las Cruces and later said a “device” had been rendered safe. NMSU police didn’t provide details and referred inquiries to university spokeswoman Minerva Baumann. She said she didn’t immediately know whether the device was explosive. According to Twitter posts […]
  
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• Updated: US airman who helped thwart French train attack is stabbed

  08-10-2015 18:19
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, who was hailed as a hero for helping to subdue an attacker on a French train in August, was stabbed in California and was in stable condition, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday. Lt. Col. Christopher Karns said that he had no details on the circumstances around […]
  
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• Why is elephant cancer rare? Answer might help treat humans

  08-10-2015 18:18
  
  CHICAGO — Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beasts’ bodies have many more cells. That’s a paradox known among scientists, and now researchers think they may have an explanation — one they say might someday lead to new ways to protect people from cancer. Compared with just […]
  
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• New: Judge grants Dianna Duran more time to ready defense

  08-10-2015 18:12
  
  District Judge Glenn Ellington has granted a request by embattled Secretary of State Dianna Duran for more time to prepare her defense in a high-profile case in which Duran is accused of using campaign contributions to cover personal spending at casinos. In a motions hearing today in Santa Fe, Duran’s attorney argued she needs more […]
  
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• NM part of project to look at developing adolescent brains

  08-10-2015 17:11
  
  Researchers in New Mexico, Nevada and Louisiana are joining in a $5.9 million project to try to understand how adolescent brains develop. Scientists at the universities of New Mexico and Nevada will scan the brains of 230 children between the ages of 9 and 15, taking three scans of each over the four-year project, lead […]
  
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• Updated: VW executive: Any fix for car owners could take year or more

  08-10-2015 17:08
  
  WASHINGTON — Volkswagen’s top U.S. executive apologized Thursday as the emissions-rigging scandal engulfing the world’s largest automaker deepened and members of Congress said the company violated the public’s trust. “On behalf of our company, my colleagues in Germany and myself, I would like to offer a sincere apology for Volkswagen’s use of a software program […]
  
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• Convicted killer heads to death row; 1st in Texas in 2015

  08-10-2015 17:08
  
  HOUSTON — Texas death row is getting its first inmate in 2015, breaking a rare 10-month hiatus in death sentences imposed by juries in the nation’s most active capital punishment state. A Brazos County jury decided after seven hours of deliberation Wednesday that 22-year-old Gabriel Hall should be put to put to death for an […]
  
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• Real estate Q&A: Rec lease complicates condo refinancing

  08-10-2015 17:00
  
  Q: We live in a large 55-and-over community that has a “recreational lease” in addition to our condominium association. We have been told by several mortgage lenders that they can’t refinance our mortgages to take advantage of the current low rates due to the rec lease. What can we do? — J. Shane A: With […]
  
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• Holiday sales seen rising 3.7 percent

  08-10-2015 16:57
  
  NEW YORK — Americans are expected to spend at a slower pace than last year during the crucial winter holidays, weighed down by sluggish wage growth and other factors, according to the nation’s largest retail industry trade group. The National Retail Federation, based in Washington, D.C., predicts holiday spending will be up 3.7 percent to […]
  
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• Gannett Co. acquires Midwest, South newspapers for $280M

  08-10-2015 16:55
  
  MILWAUKEE — Gannett Co. has reached an agreement to acquire newspaper company Journal Media Group for $280 million, giving the media giant control of publications in more than 100 local markets in the U.S., company officials announced Wednesday evening. Journal Media publications dot the Midwest and South and include the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial-Appeal […]
  
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• Rescue dog alerts family to smoke in the house

  08-10-2015 16:54
  
  A family's adopted German shepard/Blue Healer rescue dog began barking early Thursday morning, ...
  
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• ‘Harry Potter’ e-books come to life in new Apple edition

  08-10-2015 16:53
  
  NEW YORK — You don’t need to be a wizard to see the “Harry Potter” books come to life. The seven books are getting a makeover with more than 200 new illustrations in enhanced e-books made for Apple devices. More than half of the illustrations are animated or interactive, with such touches as a golden […]
  
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• Some travelers love to hate the new discount airlines

  08-10-2015 16:48
  
  DALLAS — When the delay on his 90-minute flight stretched past the four-hour mark, David Rankin started tweeting to Spirit Airlines as he and other passengers grew restless. “We’re looking at the plane,” Rankin said by phone from a Spirit gate at the Philadelphia airport. “There are no pilots.” Rankin, an investment manager from New […]
  
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• Drop in applications for US unemployment benefits last week

  08-10-2015 16:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, as employers hold onto workers despite a recent slowdown in hiring because of global pressures weighing on the U.S. economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for jobless aid fell 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 263,000. The four-week average, a less volatile figure, has […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks move modestly lower after a weeklong rally

  08-10-2015 16:45
  
  US stocks move between slight gains and losses at midday By Ken Sweet The Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are little changed in midday trading as investors wait for the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting. The muddled trading Thursday comes after a weeklong advance for stocks. The Fed’s […]
  
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• Tribes get $4.4M to reduce drugs, suicide, domestic violence

  08-10-2015 16:27
  
  The Indian Health Services will support nine New Mexico tribes’ and tribal organizations’ efforts to reduce suicide, drug addiction and domestic violence with $4.39 million in federal grants. U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, of New Mexico, say the money will be distributed over the next five years to Isleta, Acoma, Ohkay Owingeh, Sandia, […]
  
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• ‘Better Call Saul’ spots now part of ‘Breaking Bad’ tours

  08-10-2015 16:26
  
  A company that gives tours around Albuquerque of sites from AMC-TV’s “Breaking Bad” is now including spots from spinoff “Better Call Saul.” Breaking Bad RV Tours recently announced it was including “Better Call Saul” locations on its regular three-hour, $75 tours. More than 20 sites are part of the tours showing locations from both AMC-TV […]
  
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• Albuquerque Indian School transfer bill heads to president

  08-10-2015 16:25
  
  Legislation that would place property adjacent to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque in trust for 19 New Mexico pueblos has cleared its final congressional hurdle. The bill was approved Wednesday by the U.S. House. It now heads to President Barack Obama for his signature. The four tracts of land covered by the bill […]
  
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• ‘Lucky’ pig gets new home after fall onto Colorado highway

  08-10-2015 16:24
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. — A 650-pound pig that fell off a trailer in Colorado is getting a new name — “Lucky” — and a new home at a sanctuary for abandoned pigs. The Daily Times-Call reports (http://bit.ly/1hsk5eM ) that Lucky rolled onto Interstate 25 on Sept. 30. He was probably destined for a slaughterhouse, but will […]
  
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• 7 arrested in illegal Larimer County marijuana operation

  08-10-2015 16:24
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has arrested seven people after raiding an illegal marijuana grow operation near Fort Collins. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1P0qZqn ) that officials say they seized hundreds of live plants and broke up a recently established and elaborate pot distribution right during the raid late last month. Investigators […]
  
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• Police: Officer shoots dog attacking people, bystander hit

  08-10-2015 16:23
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say an officer accidentally wounded a bystander while shooting a dog that had been attacking the officer and other people. Sgt. Jonathan Howard said the incident occurred Thursday morning outside a convenience store after a person entered the store and told the officer that the dog was attacking people outside. Howard […]
  
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• Bicyclist killed in drive-by shooting in Houston

  08-10-2015 16:23
  
  HOUSTON — Houston police say a bicyclist has died after someone fired at him from a vehicle. Police tell the Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1MgTIp2 ) that the man was riding a bicycle along the roadway when he was shot late Wednesday night. The man, whose name has not been released, was wounded and later died. The […]
  
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