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• ‘Rocky Horror’ maintains allure

  15-10-2015 23:54
  
  More than 40 years after it premiered in London during the height of the sexual revolution, “The Rocky Horror Show” remains a theatrical phenomenon that has lost none of its seductive power. While the show is billed as a tribute to low-budget science-fiction and horror movies, it is really a tribute to the polymorphous perverse: […]
  
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• Updated: Nevada’s legal brothels are the state’s not-so-secret vice

  15-10-2015 22:48
  
  LAS VEGAS — When former NBA player and reality-TV star Lamar Odom was found unconscious in Nevada, the hardest part of the story for some people to wrap their heads around was this: He was in a brothel. A legal brothel. Not so far removed from its Wild West past, Nevada is the only outpost […]
  
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• Lobo hoops: Aget breaks nose, won’t be Howling

  15-10-2015 22:21
  
  UNM Lobo center Obij Aget, the 7-foot-1 junior, broke his nose during a scrimmage on Sunday at the Rudy Davalos Center practice facility and will not participate in Friday night’s Lobo Howl. UNM coach Craig Neal said it isn’t an injury that is expected to cost Aget any game time, with the season starting Nov. […]
  
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• Geothermal water dispute settled — for now

  15-10-2015 22:08
  
  The dispute centered on a plan by Cyrq Energy Inc. to expand its southern New Mexico geothermal power plant, which produces some electricity for Public Service Company of New Mexico.
  
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• Back off, tablets: PC companies plan a $70M ad campaign

  15-10-2015 21:49
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — So many people have gone so long without buying a new personal computer that the industry’s biggest players are trying something different: a quirky advertising campaign. The $70 million marketing push aims to highlight how much better PCs have gotten since smartphones and tablets came along. Rival PC makers Hewlett-Packard, Dell and […]
  
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• Friends rescue dog by rappelling 100 feet into mine shaft

  15-10-2015 21:35
  
  CORONA, Calif. — Two friends say they rescued a dog by rappelling more than 100 feet down a mine shaft in Southern California. Michael Schoepf and Nick Gladden were off-roading last week near Lake Mathews, about 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles, when they discovered an abandoned mine and shined a flashlight into it. They […]
  
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• Colorado prison town mixed on possible Guantanamo transfer

  15-10-2015 21:32
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. — Prisons have long been a way of life in this southern Colorado community, where schoolchildren practice inmate-escape drills and almost everyone counts a relative who works in corrections. People are accustomed to some of the nation’s most dangerous criminals living nearby in the 13 state and federal prisons emerging from Fremont […]
  
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• American flight from Texas to Germany delayed by bees

  15-10-2015 21:32
  
  GRAPEVINE, Texas — Hundreds of bees did as they pleased and swarmed beneath the wing of an American Airlines jet at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. American spokeswoman Andrea Huguely (HEWG’-lee) said Thursday that nobody was stung. The Boeing 767 later flew to Frankfurt, Germany. Flight 70 from Las Vegas arrived Wednesday afternoon. A cargo crew […]
  
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• Pennsylvania woman sues Cosby, alleges defamation, sex abuse

  15-10-2015 21:31
  
  PITTSBURGH — A woman who appeared with Bill Cosby on an educational children’s TV show as a teenager has sued saying he defamed her after she gave an interview claiming he sexually abused her in the 1980s. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by 48-year-old Renita Hill, of Baldwin, a Pittsburgh suburb, says the incidents occurred while […]
  
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• New Denver sheriff is step toward reforming troubled agency

  15-10-2015 21:31
  
  DENVER — A longtime corrections official from northern Illinois has been chosen to lead Denver’s embattled sheriff’s department, the first step toward major reforms of an agency mired in misconduct and excessive force allegations. Mayor Michael Hancock announced Thursday that Patrick Firman will head up the roughly 890-member department that oversees the city’s jails. Denver […]
  
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• New technology in credit cards leads to headaches for some

  15-10-2015 20:29
  
  NEW YORK — Millions of Americans are getting new credit and debit cards with more secure chip technology, and that’s already leading to headaches for companies that rely on working cards to charge their customers every month. Video and music streaming companies, dating websites, gyms and other subscription-based companies can take a hit when customers […]
  
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• UNM football: Lobos, Air Force to play in Cotton Bowl

  15-10-2015 20:07
  
  Next season’s regularly scheduled football game between New Mexico and Air Force will be played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, it was announced Thursday. It’s an Air Force home game. The change in venue from the Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs) to Dallas was made at Air Force’s initiative; there’s a strong military presence […]
  
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• Updated: It’s getting harder to sign uninsured up for health care

  15-10-2015 18:10
  
  WASHINGTON — Historic gains in health insurance coverage may be leveling off, with the Obama administration announcing Thursday that it expects only a slight overall increase in enrollment next year. With the 2016 sign-up season two weeks away, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell set a target of 10 million people enrolled and […]
  
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• Treasury warns Congress: Debt limit deadline now Nov. 3

  15-10-2015 18:10
  
  WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Thursday told Congress that it needs to act by Nov. 3 or the government will be dangerously close to being unable to pay all its bills. That’s a little sooner than Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said two weeks ago when he set a Nov. 5 deadline. At the time, […]
  
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• Snooki slams Chris Christie, says expression ‘full of hate’

  15-10-2015 18:09
  
  NEW YORK — Former “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi doesn’t have happy memories of meeting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. In a book published this week, Snooki recalls that Christie’s expression was “full of hate” after she introduced herself in 2013 when both were on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. Their tense encounter was […]
  
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• Burlington, Conn’s to open on SW Mesa

  15-10-2015 17:53
  
  The two chains will locate in the old Kmart at Central and Atrisco SW.
  
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• Updated: Man found dead in NE ABQ alley

  15-10-2015 17:07
  
  A man was found dead in an alley near Wyoming and Menaul in Northeast Albuquerque Thursday morning, according to a department spokesman. Officer Tanner Tixier said someone on a morning run called police and said a man was lying in the alley. When officers arrived, they found a man who appeared to be in his […]
  
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• Auditor hired to examine Santa Fe parks and trails bond spending

  15-10-2015 17:07
  
  The Santa Fe City Council on Wednesday approved a $160,000 contract with an Albuquerque accounting firm to audit the city’s handling of a $30.3 million parks and trails bond approved by taxpayers in 2008. Atkinson & Co., Ltd. was the only firm to submit a proposal to conduct the audit that will be overseen by […]
  
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• Review: Amazon’s gizmos aim to be assistants for your abode

  15-10-2015 17:06
  
  NEW YORK — When I brought home review models of Amazon’s Echo speaker, a sort of smart, voice-controlled speaker, and two Dash buttons that reorder household products with a single touch, I wasn’t convinced I’d find them all that useful in my daily life. I was half right. In many respects, it was surprisingly easy […]
  
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• Walid Petiri: Why you should have life insurance

  15-10-2015 17:05
  
  Buying life insurance is not an easy decision. When is the last time you thought about your policy? Do you have the right kind? The right amount of coverage? Is the coverage at work adequate? Do you even need it at all? These are all important questions, and insurance companies have made them even harder […]
  
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• The Mortgage Professor: Simple interest mortgages are not for the simple-minded

  15-10-2015 17:05
  
  Q: I represent a couple facing the foreclosure of their home. … My clients’ loan is currently being calculated as a daily simple interest loan, which is causing them to be in default. … Attached is a copy of the note, deed of trust and a payment history. A: Your clients had terrible payment habits, […]
  
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• Joseph A. Clark: Beware of autopilot investing

  15-10-2015 17:05
  
  Automatic, hands-off, fire-and-forget: Whatever you call the idea of investing and then letting nature (and the market) take its course, the idea may tempt you. Beware forgetting your controls for too long, though. My first airplane ride was in 1988. I remember the anxiety and the thrill. My bride and I passed through security and […]
  
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• Despite exposure, new nations joining cyberespionage game

  15-10-2015 17:05
  
  LONDON — Researchers say some smaller, poorer nations are now using spy software, suggesting that recent data leaks and lawsuits have not deterred governments from investing in off-the-shelf cyberespionage products. Internet watchdog group Citizen Lab said in a report Thursday that it had found 33 “likely government users” of FinFisher, one of the world’s best-known […]
  
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• Yahoo’s updated email app aims to kill the password

  15-10-2015 17:04
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is trying to phase out passwords with an update to its mobile application for its email service. The renovated app released Thursday for iPhones and Android devices will include an option called “Account Key” that allows people to sign into their email accounts by pressing on a notification sent to their […]
  
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• Valeant subpoenaed over patient assistance program, pricing

  15-10-2015 16:57
  
  NEW YORK — Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. says that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the drug developer, seeking information on its drug pricing, distribution and patient assistance program. The federal inquiry disclosed late Wednesday comes at a time of heightened awareness over the increasing price of prescription drugs. In September, hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli’s Turing […]
  
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• Real estate Q&A: Draw up lease, even for a family member

  15-10-2015 16:57
  
  Q: Our nephew is having some financial troubles and needs a place to stay for a few months. We are considering allowing him to move into our vacation home. But we’ve heard horror stories about similar situations, so what can we do to protect ourselves and still help out our nephew? –Mary A: We all […]
  
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• Applications for US unemployment aid drop to 42-year low

  15-10-2015 16:56
  
  WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week, matching the lowest level in 42 years, strong evidence that employers remain confident enough in the economy to hold onto their staffs. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 255,000. Applications last touched […]
  
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• Consumer prices drop 0.2 percent in September

  15-10-2015 16:55
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were dragged lower again last month by plunging energy costs, according to the Labor Department. The consumer price index fell 0.2 percent in September, following a 0.1 percent drop in August. Gasoline prices dropped 9 percent last month after falling 4.1 percent in August. Overall consumer prices were unchanged over […]
  
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• Survey: Big growth in Medicaid enrollees in expansion states

  15-10-2015 16:52
  
  ATLANTA — States that opted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw enrollment increase on average by 18 percent during the first full year of expansion, according to a report released Thursday. That will soon have an effect on state budgets, with expansion states to pay a portion of costs to cover the […]
  
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• Production begins as Sela Ward joins TV series ‘Graves’

  15-10-2015 16:50
  
  Filming in the Santa Fe Plaza was in full swing on Wednesday as many saw Nick Nolte around. Nolte is part of the cast for the Epix TV series, “Graves,” which has begun filming this week after weeks of pre-production. According to the New Mexico Film Office, the series will film in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, […]
  
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• German order triggers recall of 8.5M VW cars in Europe

  15-10-2015 16:47
  
  BERLIN — German authorities on Thursday ordered a recall of all Volkswagen cars fitted with emissions test-cheating software, a decision that will affect 8.5 million VW diesel vehicles across the 28-nation European Union. The Federal Motor Transport Authority announced that the recall would affect 2.4 million vehicles in Germany. Under EU rules, cars that are […]
  
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• Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.82 percent

  15-10-2015 16:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week yet remained below 4 percent for a 12th straight week. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 3.82 percent from 3.76 percent a week earlier. The rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 3.03 percent from 2.99 […]
  
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• US stocks rise in early trade; Citigroup gains

  15-10-2015 16:41
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks opened higher on Thursday following two days of losses as investors responded to some positive earnings surprises. Citigroup led financial shares higher after the bank reported better profits that beat analysts’ expectations. Hospital shares slumped after HCA said its earnings would fall short of projections. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s […]
  
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• Las Cruces school bus driver accused of having sex with teen

  15-10-2015 16:28
  
  LAS CRUCES. — Authorities say a school bus driver in Las Cruces is accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenager. Las Cruces police say 26-year-old Darien Pete was arrested Wednesday. The Chaparral resident is being held on suspicion of two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor. Police say Pete allegedly met […]
  
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• 150-car train delivers sand to oil and gas hub in New Mexico

  15-10-2015 16:28
  
  LOVING — A 150-car freight train recently delivered 16,500 tons of sand for oil and gas fracking to a facility in southeastern New Mexico. Rangeland Energy said the unit train powered by five locomotives started its journey in Ottawa, Illinois, arriving Oct. 2 in Loving. The train was operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe and […]
  
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• NM mission, Chilean cemetery among threatened sites

  15-10-2015 16:27
  
  NEW YORK — A labor camp in Albania, a burial site in Chile and a Spanish mission in New Mexico are among a list of cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect, overdevelopment or social, political and economic change, a preservation group announced Thursday. The World Monuments Fund’s biennial list cited 50 sites from ancient times […]
  
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• Toll fees set for I-70 express lane in Colorado mountains

  15-10-2015 16:26
  
  DENVER — Colorado highway officials have set tolls for the new express lane on eastbound Interstate 70 in the mountains that could reach $40 for some drivers. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1LNvaz8 ) rates on the 13-mile lane will adjust depending on traffic. The state High Performance Transportation Enterprise approved the rates Wednesday. The toll […]
  
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• 2 Kansas men die in small plane crash in Colorado

  15-10-2015 16:26
  
  GREELEY, Colo. — The two people who died onboard a small plane that crashed in a field in Weld County have been identified as leaders of a Kansas church. The Greeley Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1LPEnNx ) the pilot has been identified as 35-year-old Jared Langston of Holyrood, Kansas and the passenger as 41-year-old Benjamin Bates, of […]
  
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• Traffic stop in South Texas yields more than $1.2M

  15-10-2015 16:25
  
  WESLACO, Texas — A trucker from the Houston area has been arrested after more than $1.2 million was confiscated from his rig in South Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday announced the bundles of money were found during a traffic stop in the Weslaco area. A DPS trooper around dawn Monday pulled […]
  
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• Muslim students ask for prayer room at Colorado university

  15-10-2015 16:25
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Muslim students are calling on the University of Colorado leaders to create a prayer room in the school’s Engineering Center. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/1MDMyeA ) that Muslim students say they currently perform their obligatory, five-times daily prayers under a set of stairs at the Boulder school. Muslim engineering students say they […]
  
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• Central Texas wildfire grows to more than 6 square miles

  15-10-2015 16:25
  
  SMITHVILLE, Texas — A Central Texas wildfire fueled by unseasonably hot weather has burned more than 6 square miles and destroyed at least nine homes. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the fire near Smithville was 15 percent contained early Thursday. Smithville is about 45 miles southeast of Austin. Agency spokeswoman Jessica Jackson says nobody […]
  
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• Fishermen find dismembered body in southeastern Texas

  15-10-2015 16:24
  
  HEMPSTEAD, Texas — A sheriff says fishermen found a human torso in a black garbage bag under a bridge in southeastern Texas, and detectives are looking for the missing head and limbs. Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith says authorities do not know the gender of the remains and are hoping that distinctive marks such as […]
  
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• Divers recover rider’s body in Amarillo lake, horse survives

  15-10-2015 16:24
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — Divers have recovered a body from a Texas Panhandle lake in a horseback riding accident. Amarillo police did not immediately release the name of the victim in Wednesday afternoon’s incident. Police are trying to determine why the rider and his horse ended up in the water. The animal survived. Cpl. Jerry Neufeld […]
  
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• Tribes outline proposal for national monument in Utah

  15-10-2015 16:23
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tribal leaders in the Southwest are outlining a proposal Thursday to designate a section of southeastern Utah as a national monument. The proposed Bears Ears National Monument is named for twin buttes that overlook Cedar Mesa. American Indian and conservation groups are seeking to protect a 1.9 million-acre area. They say it’s […]
  
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• Police disband sit-in at Baltimore City Hall, arrests made

  15-10-2015 16:23
  
  BALTIMORE — Baltimore police disbanded an overnight occupation of City Hall by activists opposed to making the interim police commissioner’s appointment permanent, and at least 12 people could be seen being led away early Thursday to police vehicles. At least 25 police officers converged at the building’s front entrance hours before dawn as activists were […]
  
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• Phoenix ties the record for Oct. 14 with a 100-degree day

  15-10-2015 16:22
  
  PHOENIX — The calendar has turned to October but Phoenix’s unseasonably hot weather continues. Phoenix’s high temperature of 100 degrees on Wednesday tied the record for the date that was set in 2010. National Weather Service meteorologists say the heat is due to a strong high-pressure area over the Phoenix area. Phoenix’s normal high temperature […]
  
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• Feds oppose request from man accused of helping in attack

  15-10-2015 16:22
  
  PHOENIX — Prosecutors have asked a judge to reject a request to throw out a case against an Arizona man charged with helping plan an attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem wants the judge to throw out evidence from his interview with investigators two days after the attack. […]
  
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• Clinton visits San Antonio as part of major Hispanic push

  15-10-2015 16:22
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Hillary Clinton is heading to San Antonio as part of a nationwide push to mobilize Hispanic voters. The Democratic presidential candidate is holding a question-and-answer session Thursday at a resorted downtown train station with United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce head Javier Palomarez. Her Latinos for Hillary effort has already taken Clinton […]
  
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• News Guide: Fresh details on ’16 fundraising arrive Thursday

  15-10-2015 16:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The latest waypoint in the 2016 race for president is Thursday, when the deadline arrives by midnight for candidates to tell federal regulators the details of how much they’ve raised for their campaigns — and how much they’ve spent on them. Many of the major White House hopefuls have already boasted about their […]
  
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• Government: No benefit hike for Social Security next year

  15-10-2015 16:21
  
  WASHINGTON — There will be no benefit increase next year for millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees, the government said Thursday. It’s just the third time in 40 years that payments will remain flat. All three times have come since 2010. And there’s more bad news. The lack of a benefit […]
  
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