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• Fatal beating of Eritrean prompts soul-searching in Israel

  19-10-2015 23:46
  
  JERUSALEM — The death of an Eritrean migrant who was shot and beaten by a mob that mistakenly believed he was a Palestinian attacker set off a round of soul-searching Monday amid the jittery atmosphere sweeping Israel in a wave of unrest. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the vigilantism. Some critics accused Israel’s leaders of […]
  
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• The Latest: Police won’t say if lake deaths were an accident

  19-10-2015 23:45
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — The latest on the drowning of a vehicle containing a family of five at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Investigators have declined to reveal whether the deaths of an estranged couple and their three young children after their SUV rolled into an Arizona lake were the result […]
  
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• Commission sends four names to Gov. Martinez for Supreme Court slot

  19-10-2015 23:32
  
  The state Judicial Nominating Commission decided Monday to send the names of four sitting judges to...
  
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• ABQ foreclosure rate still higher than nation’s

  19-10-2015 23:31
  
  What's keeping foreclosure and delinquency rates elevated are the so-called "legacy loans" made during the bubble in the mid-2000s.
  
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• Oil collapse gives US colleges a test on backpedaling donors

  19-10-2015 23:08
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — It’s easy to see what oil money means to the University of Texas. Tuition hasn’t budged in three years because of gushing wells in the Permian Basin. More than a few buildings, including the football team headquarters, are named after wildcatters, and a pump jack stands outside the 100,000-seat stadium to commemorate […]
  
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• NM above average in startup jobs

  19-10-2015 22:56
  
  Census report shows 2.5 percent of jobs created in the state in 2013 were a result of startup companies, compared to the national average of 2 percent.
  
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• Breaking: NM Supreme Court, on second go-round, says helicopter pot search in Taos Couny was illegal

  19-10-2015 22:52
  
  The New Mexico Supreme Court, taking up a controversial 2006 marijuana raid for a second time, ruled Monday that a warrantless helicopter search that resulted in the arrest of a 72-year-old man for marijuana possession was unconstitutional because the low-flying chopper — said to have damaged property, kicked up dust and raised a panic — […]
  
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• Man sought in death of woman found in burning home

  19-10-2015 22:39
  
  STRASBURG, Colo. — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of killing a woman whose body was found following a house fire in Strasburg. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old Andrew Ausmus faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the Saturday fire. Firefighters responding to the burning house dragged the woman from the garage, […]
  
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• Tests begin after fire put out at radioactive waste site

  19-10-2015 22:38
  
  LAS VEGAS — Several state agencies that responded to a fire at a radioactive waste site in rural southern Nevada were testing air quality and checking for any other problems Monday after the flames were extinguished. No injuries have been reported since the fire ignited Sunday afternoon in an industrial area near Beatty, Nevada, about […]
  
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• NM trailer park owner sued for hiring sex offender

  19-10-2015 22:38
  
  FARMINGTON — The former manager of the Charro Mobile Home Park in Bloomfield is suing the park’s owners claiming they were negligent in hiring a convicted sex offender as a maintenance man. Jamie Pierce alleges in the lawsuit that park owners John and Karen Martin failed to warn residents that William “Billy” Carter — the […]
  
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• New treatment plant running at site of Colorado mine spill

  19-10-2015 22:38
  
  DENVER — A temporary treatment plant has begun cleaning up polluted water flowing from the Gold King Mine in Colorado after an accident sent millions of gallons of waste into rivers in three states, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday. The plant is running 24 hours a day and processing up to 800 gallons per […]
  
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• ‘Downton Abbey’ final season set to begin in January

  19-10-2015 22:37
  
  NEW YORK — The final season of the popular British drama “Downton Abbey” will begin on Jan. 3, leading up to a finale on the first weekend of March, PBS announced Monday. The show has been both a creative and ratings triumph for the network. On the Sunday before its final episode, PBS will air […]
  
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• Aging gangster accused of ‘Goodfellas’ heist goes on trial

  19-10-2015 22:36
  
  NEW YORK — An aging gangster went on trial Monday on charges he was in on the $6 million Lufthansa holdup in 1978, a legendary theft dramatized in the hit film “Goodfellas.” The brazen armed robbery of cash and jewelry in the dead of night at a cargo terminal at Kennedy Airport was “the score […]
  
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• Most states — but not NM — show increase in high school graduation rates

  19-10-2015 22:32
  
  WASHINGTON — High school graduation rates for most states continue to improve, according to preliminary data released Monday by the Obama administration. The majority of states also are showing gains for black and Hispanic students. The Education Department says preliminary data indicate 36 states saw higher graduation rates for the 2013-2014 school year. The biggest […]
  
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• Greenhouse to create 120 jobs in Mesilla Park

  19-10-2015 22:10
  
  New Mexico Greenhouse, an affiliate of a Colorado private equity firm -- will invest $6 million in 820,000 square feet of greenhouse space.
  
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• Southern NM ‘Ghost City’ could rise this year

  19-10-2015 21:46
  
  Southern NM ‘Ghost City’ could rise this year Jason Gibbs Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. LAS CRUCES — A city capable of housing just under 40,000 residents is still on track to be developed west of Las Cruces. The oddity is that none of the potential 40,000 residents will ever move there . Pegasus Global Holdings […]
  
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• Google to give away software to Microsoft Office defectors

  19-10-2015 21:42
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Google is escalating an attack on Microsoft’s lucrative Office software in an attempt to hit its longtime rival where it will hurt the most. The assault is targeting companies and government agencies paying for Microsoft’s suite of word processing, email, calendar, spreadsheet and other Office programs. If they dump Microsoft, Google will […]
  
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• US homebuilder sentiment improves in October

  19-10-2015 21:39
  
  U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about the housing market, lifting their confidence this month to the highest level in 10 years. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday rose this month to 64, up from 61 in September. The last time the reading was higher was October 2005 at […]
  
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• Lookout in Walmart robbery pleads guilty

  19-10-2015 21:39
  
  Reyes Lujan, 27, of Albuquerque pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to violating the Hobbs Act by ...
  
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• Secret Spice remains a secret in Railyard

  19-10-2015 21:13
  
  A sign at the Railyard across the tracks from the former Flying Star Café heralds the coming of a “Secret Spice: A Patio Restaurant.” But what exactly that is is still a secret. Rose Utton, who along with her husband John have developed properties in the Railyard district, including the LewAllen Galleries and Railyard Galleries […]
  
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• Democrats: Benghazi testimony debunks GOP claims

  19-10-2015 18:02
  
  WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, issued a report Monday disputing what they say are unsubstantiated claims about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by some Republican members of Congress and GOP presidential candidates. The 124-page report summarizes the results of 54 interviews and depositions conducted by […]
  
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• AP source: Government to require registration of most drones

  19-10-2015 18:02
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will require the registration of most drone aircraft to help track operators who flout safety rules and to encourage greater accountability, according to a drone industry official. The Federal Aviation Administration is setting up a collaboration among government and industry officials and hobbyists to work out details of the registration system, […]
  
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• Updated: Texas cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

  19-10-2015 18:01
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas announced Monday it was cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics following undercover videos that featured discussions about fetal tissue, potentially triggering a court fight like one unfolding in neighboring Louisiana. Texas health officials sent a letter to Planned Parenthood affiliates saying the clinics were potentially “liable, directly or by […]
  
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• Texas cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

  19-10-2015 18:01
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas announced Monday that it was cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics following undercover videos of officials discussing fetal tissue, potentially triggering a legal fight like the one unfolding in neighboring Louisiana. Planned Parenthood affiliates statewide were told in a letter that their enrollment in the joint state-federal Medicaid program […]
  
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• Suspected robbers facing 192 years in prison

  19-10-2015 18:00
  
  Suspected robbers facing 192 years in prison Carlos Andres López Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. LAS CRUCES — Two armed men who allegedly robbed the Jack in the Box restaurant on Telshor Boulevard and held five employees in a walk-in freezer earlier this month have been indicted by Doña Ana County grand jury on 17 charges […]
  
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• 5-year-old boy fatally mauled by 2 dogs at Texas home

  19-10-2015 18:00
  
  VIDOR, Texas — A 5-year-old boy has been mauled to death by two dogs at the home of a family friend in Southeast Texas. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the dogs attacked Tanner Smith on Sunday evening at the home in Vidor (VY’-dur). Tanner was taken to a hospital in […]
  
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• Police give description of suspect in ZombiCon shooting

  19-10-2015 17:59
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The latest on the ZombiCon shooting that killed one, wounded five others in Fort Myers (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Police are giving a description of the suspect in the weekend shooting at a ZombiCon event in Florida. Fort Myers police said Monday that they are looking for a white or […]
  
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• Croatia opens border with Serbia, thousands rush across

  19-10-2015 17:59
  
  BERKASOVO, Serbia — Croatia opened its border with Serbia for migrants on Monday, letting in thousands who have been stranded for nearly two days and partially clearing the human bottleneck that has been building up in the West Balkans. The humanitarian crisis has been growing since Saturday, when Hungary closed its border with Croatia, creating […]
  
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• Cannon, lasers await migrating grackles that stay too long

  19-10-2015 17:59
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — On a recent sunny evening downtown, locals enjoying after-work beers were startled when a big black bird flew right into the bar and started eating peanuts off the pool table. The brazen grackle was one of dozens filling a tree across Calhoun Street from Malone’s Pub near the Fort Worth Convention […]
  
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• Study finds post-recession skepticism still endures about markets

  19-10-2015 17:13
  
  While the recovery following the Great Recession has for many Americans been painfully slow, a recent study has identified a group of Gen Xers and baby boomers who are still nursing financial and emotional wounds. The setbacks they experienced — which may have included the loss of a home, a job or their retirement savings […]
  
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• On Philanthropy: Impact investing gets an IRS boost

  19-10-2015 17:13
  
  Impact investing is one of the hottest topics in the philanthropic sector. It involves investments made with the intention of generating not just a financial return, but also a social or environmental impact — the double bottom line. Until just recently, some foundation directors with an interest in impact investing felt restrained by their fiduciary […]
  
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• Getting Started: Automatic 401(k)s boost savings for millennials

  19-10-2015 17:12
  
  Much has been made about the effect that the 2007-09 bear market has had on the investing habits of today’s 20-somethings. The theory goes that coming of age during a severe market downturn will put you off stocks, and the risks they entail, for good. But a recent study by the Vanguard Center for Retirement […]
  
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• Car buyers, student loans fuel record US consumer borrowing

  19-10-2015 17:12
  
  MILWAUKEE — It’s starting to feel as if the good times have returned at Diamond Jim’s Motor Cars, with its sales of used cars up at least 30 percent this summer from the same period last year. “We’re doing well, we’re having fun,” said Tom Letizia, the owner of Diamond Jim’s, which operates automotive lots […]
  
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• Johnson & Johnson: Stelara fares well in Crohn’s disease

  19-10-2015 16:53
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson’s immune disorder drug Stelara significantly reduced symptoms of the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s disease with just one infusion in about half the patients tested, according to the company. The results, released Monday, are the first from multiple late-stage studies — normally the last stage before seeking regulatory approval for […]
  
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• The Latest: Actor shot in Old West show in good condition

  19-10-2015 16:43
  
  TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — The latest on a shooting during a historical gunfight re-enactment in the Old West town of Tombstone (all times local): 7:35 a.m. An actor who was shot with a live round during a historical gunfight re-enactment in the Old West town of Tombstone, Arizona, is hospitalized in good condition. Elyse Palm, a […]
  
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• Aztec to launch new trick-or-treating initiative

  19-10-2015 16:42
  
  AZTEC — The Aztec Chamber of Commerce is introducing an initiative this Halloween to help children with food allergies or diabetes enjoy trick-or-treating without the candy. The Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/1judRwP ) the chamber is working to promote the Teal Pumpkin Project, which was launched last year by the national Food Allergy Research and Education […]
  
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• Lawmaker wants state probe of Farmington apartment death

  19-10-2015 16:41
  
  FARMINGTON — A lawmaker wants the state Attorney General’s Office to look into a Farmington apartment complex where a resident’s death went unnoticed for weeks. The Daily Times in Farmington reported (http://bit.ly/1ZMu8Oa) Saturday that U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan’s office has asked Attorney General Hector Balderas to review the death at Apple Ridge Apartments. Balderas […]
  
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• Former PED bureau chief, now Mora super, faked credentials

  19-10-2015 16:41
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. — To say that Charles E. Trujillo worked the system on his way up the ladder to a $100,000-a-year job as the superintendent of the Mora Independent School District would be a gross understatement. In 2008, he was a student recruiter and adviser at New Mexico Highlands University. Four years later he […]
  
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• Residents complain about pinon pickers on private property

  19-10-2015 16:40
  
  Neighbor complaints have the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office reminding pinon pickers to stay off private property. KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1ONrwug) deputies can cite pickers who trespass on private land to get pinon nuts. The sheriff’s office is planning to install a billboard that will tell people where they can pick along Interstate 40. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s […]
  
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• Clovis police seize ‘suspicious device’ from teen’s room

  19-10-2015 16:40
  
  CLOVIS — Clovis police say they found a suspicious device while searching the room of a teenager who showed signs of being intoxicated. Police spokesman Roman Romero says the incident began around 1 a.m. Saturday when officers responded to a home where a 17-year-old was yelling and screaming. Romero says the teen appeared under the […]
  
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• Organizers say Albuquerque Lantern Fest will shine

  19-10-2015 16:39
  
  Organizers of a lantern festival at an Albuquerque racetrack say the event will proceed despite county officials’ permit concerns. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1NNFa1R) that Bernalillo County officials say the Sandia Speedway’s permit does not allow for events that aren’t race-related. However, organizers say nothing in the permit explicitly says all events have to be race-related. Lantern […]
  
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• 2 shot during Old West gunfight re-enactment in Tombstone

  19-10-2015 16:39
  
  TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — An actor staging a historical gunfight in the Old West town of Tombstone and a bystander were shot with live rounds during a show that was supposed to use blanks, leading officials to call for the re-enactments popular with tourists to be put on hold. The shooting happened Sunday afternoon as two […]
  
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• Korean War POW from Fort Lupton being laid to rest

  19-10-2015 16:38
  
  FORT LUPTON, Colo. — A Korean War POW from Colorado is being laid to rest nearly 65 years after disappearing. A funeral for Cpl. Grant H. Ewing of Fort Lupton will be held Monday in Brighton followed by a burial with military honors in his hometown. The Defense Department, which announced the identification of his […]
  
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• Colorado Springs officials call for Pikes Peak observatory

  19-10-2015 16:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs’ mayor and city council are calling for an observatory atop Pikes Peak, saying the U.S. Forest Service’s ban on new uses does not apply as people have been using the mountain to stargaze since the 1800s. The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1Rk10rq ) that scientists have being trying to build a […]
  
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• Snake gets loose on Philadelphia bus, causes evacuation

  19-10-2015 16:37
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Officials say an escaped four-foot snake on a bus prompted an emergency evacuation in Philadelphia. Transit authority officials say a person carrying a boa constrictor got on board the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus just before 3 p.m. Sunday. The snake’s owner, 26-year-old Koron Riley, tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that he had the […]
  
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• Parachutist at air show injured after drifting into crowd

  19-10-2015 16:37
  
  HOUSTON — A parachutist performing as part of a weekend air show escaped serious injury when he drifted into an area crowded with spectators and struck a tent. Don Johnson, an organizer of the Wings Over Houston Airshow, says the mishap occurred Sunday after the unidentified parachutist leapt from a WWII-era Lockheed C-60 airplane. Johnson […]
  
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• ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s lover heads to court on contempt charge

  19-10-2015 16:36
  
  BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of James “Whitey” Bulger is expected in federal court to face a contempt charge for refusing to tell whether other people helped the Boston mobster during his 16 years on the run. Catherine Greig is scheduled to make an initial appearance on the new charge Monday in […]
  
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• Oprah paying $43.2M for Weight Watchers stake, joining board

  19-10-2015 16:36
  
  NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is paying about $43.2 million for a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers and is joining the weight management company’s board. The company’s shares are up almost 75 percent in premarket trading on word of the deal. Weight Watchers International Inc. said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange […]
  
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• Family of 5 dead after SUV goes into suburban Phoenix lake

  19-10-2015 16:35
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Five family members, including three young children, died after their vehicle went into a suburban Phoenix lake, authorities said. Nazyiah Baxter, 2, was initially hospitalized in extreme critical condition but the boy was pronounced dead later in the day, Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said. Emergency rescuers were called to Tempe Town […]
  
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• NM teen convicted of murder gets new trial

  19-10-2015 16:34
  
  The New Mexico Supreme Court has announced it supports a Court of Appeals decision to hold a new trial for formerly convicted DeAngelo Montoya. Montoya, then 13, was convicted of murdering 21-year-old Angel Vale in 2011. He was placed in a juvenile facility where he was expected to remain until he was 21. The Supreme […]
  
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