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• Torrance County jail officer dies after being hit by vehicle

  22-10-2015 23:57
  
  ESTANCIA — An off-duty Torrance County Detention Facility officer is dead after being struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by another off-duty officer. Jail officials say Melvin Sharpe was jogging early Tuesday along a dirt road that leads to the privately-run facility in Estancia when he was hit. They say Sharpe routinely ran with a […]
  
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• Obama defends Black Lives Matter movement

  22-10-2015 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON — Defending the Black Lives Matter movement, President Barack Obama said Thursday the protests are giving voice to a problem happening only in African-American communities, adding, “We, as a society, particularly given our history, have to take this seriously.” Obama said the movement, which sprung up after the deaths of unarmed black men in […]
  
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• Category 4 Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico’s Pacific Coast

  22-10-2015 23:47
  
  MEXICO CITY — A powerful Hurricane Patricia bore down on Mexico’s central Pacific Coast on Thursday for what forecasters said could be a devastating blow, and officials began handing out sandbags in preparation for possible flooding. In Manzanillo, one of the country’s principal ports, skies were still calm, if cloudy, and no evacuation orders had […]
  
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• Galles buys land for its “future home”

  22-10-2015 23:44
  
  A sign posted on the acreage at Candelaria and I-25 says "The Future Home Of Galles," but the Chevrolet dealership is not commenting on its plans.
  
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• NM loses homegrown solar manufacturer

  22-10-2015 23:29
  
  DPW consolidating operations with parent firm in North Carolina
  
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• Updated: Idaho agency finds historic footage of parachuting beavers

  22-10-2015 23:23
  
  BOISE, Idaho — More than half a century after a group of beavers parachuted into the Idaho backcountry, officials have uncovered footage of the quirky wildlife management moment. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was struggling with an overpopulation of beavers in some regions in the 1940s when wildlife managers settled on a novel […]
  
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• Senate bill could cut nonviolent drug offenders’ sentences

  22-10-2015 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON — Nonviolent drug offenders could be eligible for shorter prison sentences under legislation approved by a Senate panel Thursday, as Congress took initial steps to change the nation’s criminal justice system. On a vote of 15-5, the Judiciary Committee approved a bill to give judges discretion to give lesser sentences than federal mandatory minimums […]
  
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• Woman faces up to 99 years for role in 1977 Texas slaying

  22-10-2015 23:20
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A 76-year-old former school teacher in West Texas faces up to 99 years in prison after being convicted of killing her Green Beret husband in 1977. The sentencing phase for Lisbeth Garrett was underway Thursday, a day after a jury in El Paso found her guilty of murder in the death […]
  
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• Police officer’s slaying puts ‘drug courts’ under scrutiny

  22-10-2015 23:20
  
  NEW YORK — Arrested in a 19-person drug sweep, Tyrone Howard was one of only three who got sent to drug court, which offered him treatment instead of prison. Eight months later, Howard is behind bars on murder charges, accused of putting a bullet in the head of a police officer who was chasing him […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Clinton and critics on Benghazi, emails

  22-10-2015 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Congressional investigations, by definition, are about finding facts. But some facts were twisted Thursday in a showdown between Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Republican questioners over how history — and voters — will remember the deadly 2012 attack on a diplomatic compound and CIA quarters in Benghazi, Libya. A look at some of […]
  
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• Amazon 3Q results up on strong sales, cloud computing growth

  22-10-2015 22:59
  
  NEW YORK — Amazon is Primed for success as the busy holiday season approaches. The e-commerce powerhouse reported a surprise third-quarter profit, driven by a boost in revenue from its Prime Day promotion and continued strong growth in its cloud-computing offerings. Results beat expectations, and shares jumped 11 percent in aftermarket trading. Amazon’s strategy has […]
  
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• Facing GOP queries, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi

  22-10-2015 22:56
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton strove to close the book on the worst episode of her tenure as secretary of state Thursday, battling hours of Republican questions in a hearing that grew contentious but revealed little new about the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. She firmly defended her record while seeking to avoid any mishap […]
  
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• Former Subway pitchman’s victims get $1 million

  22-10-2015 22:28
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Ten victims of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle have received a total of $1 million in restitution since he agreed to plead guilty to child pornography and sex-crime charges, and his four other victims could receive their checks by the time he is sentenced next month — a move prosecutors said is rare. […]
  
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• Plague spread 3,000 years earlier than 1st thought: 2,800 BC

  22-10-2015 22:27
  
  LONDON — The plague was spreading nearly 3,000 years before previously thought, scientists say after finding traces of the disease in the teeth of ancient people — a discovery that could provide clues to how dangerous diseases evolve. To find evidence of the prehistoric infection, researchers drilled into the teeth of 101 individuals who lived […]
  
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• Israeli man shot dead after being mistaken for attacker

  22-10-2015 22:27
  
  JERUSALEM — A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker, police said Thursday, in a reflection of the jittery mood that has gripped Israelis amid a spate of near-daily stabbings. The shooting came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Germany for […]
  
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• Free business help for veterans

  22-10-2015 22:27
  
  Military veterans who want to start or expand their business can still register for a free seminar next month.
  
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• Texas again sues over federal health care law

  22-10-2015 22:26
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Obama administration over a fee that its signature health law imposes on states via insurers operating under the Medicaid program. Paxton’s office joined Kansas and Louisiana in filing suit Thursday. The Republican argued that the “Health Insurance Providers Fee” forces “states to effectively pay an […]
  
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• Feds: APD officer was trying to cuff suspect when shot

  22-10-2015 21:48
  
  The officer who was trying to arrest accused cop shooter Davon Lymon Wednesday night had one of Lymon’s hands in handcuffs and was trying to shackle him to the stolen motorcycle he was on, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. He never got him in cuffs. Instead, Lymon pulled out a gun […]
  
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• Report finds ‘negative trend’ at WIPP, managers cite progress

  22-10-2015 20:07
  
  A Department of Energy oversight team found an overall “negative trend” in the operation of a southeast New Mexico nuclear waste repository following two serious accidents, but plant managers say progress has been made since the review concluded. In a memo distributed to employees and obtained by the Journal, DOE’s Office of Enterprise Assessments analyzed operations […]
  
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• ABQ taking comments on Comcast

  22-10-2015 20:02
  
  The city of Albuquerque wants help evaluating Comcast’s performance as a cable television provider. The company wants to renew its franchise agreement with the city, and the city, in turn, is gathering feedback from customers to help guide negotiations. An online survey is available at cabq.gov/cable-franchise. Focus-group meetings start next week, with the first at […]
  
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• Updated: Man accused of killing of 4-year-old previously charged in 2006 road rage shooting

  22-10-2015 19:51
  
  The man police suspect shot and killed a 4-year-old girl on Interstate 40 in an apparent road rage had been arrested for pointing a gun at an another driver before, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. In 2006, Tony Torrez pulled a gun at a man in a parking structure who was angry because […]
  
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• ABQ group holding national business conference for women

  22-10-2015 19:44
  
  Hautepreneurs, a networking and mentoring organization for women in business, is holding a national businesswomen’s conference in Albuquerque Nov. 3-5. The HautCon conference at The Epicenter @ Innovate ABQ will feature speakers from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise who will cover a wide range of personal and professional development topics. The conference includes  workshops […]
  
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• What to expect from the housing market this fall

  22-10-2015 18:53
  
  Autumn is typically known as the time of year when housing activity starts to slow down. “Generally, home sales tend to be very robust in spring and summer, then begin to soften somewhat during the autumn and winter months,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of […]
  
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• Planned Parenthood says Texas officials visited its clinics

  22-10-2015 18:53
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Planned Parenthood says Texas health investigators visited its clinics in San Antonio, Dallas and Houston, as Texas moves to halt Medicaid funding to the organization. A spokesman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission declined comment Thursday, and what investigators did at the clinics was unclear. But the move comes three […]
  
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• Pentagon: American killed in raid to free Iraqis held by IS

  22-10-2015 18:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Believing that Islamic State captives held on a compound in northern Iraq faced “imminent mass execution,” dozens of U.S. special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided the site Thursday, freeing approximately 70 Iraqi prisoners in an operation that saw the first American killed in combat in the country since the U.S. war against […]
  
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• State agency typo sends callers to ‘free and fun party line’

  22-10-2015 18:52
  
  BOSTON — The words “free” and “fun” are not the first things that come to mind when talking about the Massachusetts Department of Administration and Finance. Yet a typo in a phone number on a news release issued by the agency Wednesday sent media inquiries to a “free and fun party line” advertising adult hotlines. […]
  
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• Bombing at Shiite mosque kills 10 in southwest Pakistan

  22-10-2015 18:51
  
  QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding several others, a government official said. Provincial home minister Sarfraz Bugti said the attack took place in the district of Sibi, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan […]
  
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• Teacher, student killed in stabbing attack on Swedish school

  22-10-2015 18:46
  
  A masked man wielding what looked like a sword stabbed four people Thursday at a school in southern Sweden, killing a teacher and a student before being shot dead by police, authorities said. One student thought he was playing a Halloween prank. Students fled from Kronan school in Trollhattan, near Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city, after […]
  
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• The Latest: Private Clinton swearing-in at Benghazi hearing

  22-10-2015 18:45
  
  WASHINGTON — The latest from the House Benghazi committee’s hearing featuring testimony from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (all times local): ___ The seats in the House hearing room are all taken, and dozens of photographers are on hand as Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies about the deadly attacks against Americans in Benghazi, Libya, […]
  
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• Hospital claims union can’t pursue dual remedies for fired worker

  22-10-2015 18:31
  
  A lawsuit filed by Santa Fe’s hospital charges that the union representing workers has violated its collective bargaining agreement by taking a two-track approach in challenging the firing of a nurse who had been an outspoken union activist. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is […]
  
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• Philharmonic shines in ‘Bach to Bach!’

  22-10-2015 18:24
  
  At the appointment of the new music director in Leipzig, Austria, one of the town councilors famously said: “As the best musicians are not available, I suppose we must take one of the second rate.” Thus a contemporary evaluation of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, now frequently acknowledged as the greatest composer of any […]
  
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• Record third-quarter profit at United fueled by cheap fuel

  22-10-2015 18:20
  
  CHICAGO — Helped by lower jet fuel prices, United Airlines posted a record third-quarter profit even as revenue and fare prices fell. The airline’s new acting CEO renewed his predecessor’s pledge to improve service and boost profit margins. “The United family has had a challenging few weeks, but we have never felt more unified and […]
  
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• Lufthansa re-launching direct Denver-Munich flight

  22-10-2015 18:16
  
  DENVER — Denver is getting another non-stop international flight. Denver International Airport and Lufthansa announced Thursday that the German airline is bringing back a direct flight between the Mile High City and Munich starting in May. The airline originally launched the service in 2007 but canceled it the following year because of low demand in […]
  
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• Hospital shares sink as Community predicts 3Q earnings miss

  22-10-2015 18:14
  
  Hospital stocks tanked Thursday after another big chain warned Wall Street that it won’t meet third-quarter earnings expectations. Community Health Systems said Wednesday after markets closed that patient admissions fell about 2 percent at its established locations in the quarter, and it saw a decrease in the percentage of people covered by commercial insurance, which […]
  
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• Updated: Strong company earnings send stock indexes sharply higher

  22-10-2015 18:10
  
  U.S. stocks moved sharply higher in afternoon trading Thursday, on course to rebound after a two-day slide. Investors welcomed encouraging earnings from McDonald’s, eBay and other companies and news that the European Central Bank could consider expanding its stimulus program in December. Industrials stocks were among the biggest gainers. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial […]
  
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• Strong company earnings news sends stock indexes higher

  22-10-2015 18:10
  
  Stocks are moving higher in midday trading after some encouraging results from McDonald’s, eBay and other companies. European stocks also rose Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank said the bank will consider expanding its stimulus program in December. The euro fell against the dollar. In the U.S., eBay jumped 13 percent after […]
  
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• In California, solar panels getting cool reception from homeowners associations

  22-10-2015 17:03
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ilam Mougy wanted to green up his condominium with solar power. The 49-year-old software engineer won approval to install panels on his home from utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and the city of San Jose. He expected little trouble from the local homeowners association since another neighbor had an array […]
  
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• The Mortgage Professor: Selecting the best type of HECM reverse mortgage

  22-10-2015 16:58
  
  The home equity conversion mortgage, the Federal Housing Administration’s reverse mortgage program, is a beautifully designed financial instrument that can meet a wide variety of senior needs. Unfortunately, these mortgages, known as HECMs, offer so many options that selecting the best option can be a challenge. The challenge has two parts: part one (the subject […]
  
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• Real estate Q&A: Security deposit can’t cover missed rent

  22-10-2015 16:58
  
  Q: My former landlord is keeping my $1,500 security deposit as daily rent for the days she did not rent out the apartment to someone else. Is that allowed? Also, does the landlord have an obligation to find a new tenant right away? — Harvey A: Unless your lease says otherwise, your security deposit is […]
  
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• Black Hills gets OK for $100M southern Colorado wind farm

  22-10-2015 16:40
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. — Black Hills Energy has won permission to build a $100 million wind farm complex in southern Colorado under a deal which should keep customers in Pueblo from having to pay for the project for a decade. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved the project in Huerfano and Las Animas counties on Wednesday […]
  
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• Applications for US weekly jobless benefits rose last week

  22-10-2015 16:40
  
  WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but the four-week average declined to the lowest level in more than four decades, another sign the job market is healthy. The number of people applying for benefits edged up by 3,000 last week to 259,000 after two weeks of declines, the […]
  
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• Mazda recalling 1.2M vehicles in US to fix ignition switches

  22-10-2015 16:39
  
  DETROIT — Mazda says it is recalling 1.2 million older cars and minivans in the U.S. because ignition switches could overheat and catch fire. The recall covers the 1990-1996 323 and Protégé, the 1993-1998 626, the 1993-1995 929, the 1993-1997 MX-6, the 1989 to 1998 MPV and the 1992-1993 MX-3. Mazda says it put too […]
  
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• Union Pacific 3Q profit slides 5 percent as volume slows

  22-10-2015 16:38
  
  OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. says its third-quarter profit declined 5 percent because the railroad hauled 6 percent less freight and coal demand remained weak. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad said Thursday that shipping rate increases of about 3.5 percent and cheap fuel couldn’t offset the decline in volume. Automotive shipments, which were up 5 […]
  
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• Russia puts its military operations in Syria on display

  22-10-2015 16:34
  
  HEMEIMEEM AIR BASE, Syria — Russian combat jets streak into the sky from this base in western Syria for yet another day of the heavy bombing runs that have allowed Moscow to again portray itself as a major global player, projecting military power far from its borders. While support crews attached a missile to an […]
  
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• Updated: Storm blankets El Paso with hail, heavy rain further east

  22-10-2015 16:31
  
  DALLAS — A storm system that blanketed one West Texas city with hail is moving east, leaving other parts of the state awash under fast-moving floods. Odessa Emergency Management says crews conducted about 30 swift-water rescues from stranded vehicles and flooded structures after heavy rain Thursday. The National Weather Service says 3.7 inches of rain […]
  
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• Police: Las Cruces car wash worker accused in fatal shooting

  22-10-2015 16:31
  
  LAS CRUCES — Authorities say a worker at a Las Cruces car wash is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting. Las Cruces police say the shooting occurred Wednesday morning after 57-year-old Leo Molina got into an argument with a customer. They say 59-year-old Gregory Cleto Fernandez was pronounced dead shortly after being taken […]
  
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• Robble robble robbed: Missing Ronald McDonald statue found

  22-10-2015 16:30
  
  NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — A Ronald McDonald statue hamburgled from a western Massachusetts home during a teenage house party has been found. The three-foot high statue of the McDonald’s mascot was turned over to Northampton police Wednesday by a McDonald’s employee who found it next to a trash bin outside a health club. That person turned […]
  
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• 2 men cutting brush slain in South Texas, stolen truck found

  22-10-2015 16:30
  
  BEN BOLT, Texas — Investigators say two men have been fatally shot while cutting brush in South Texas and deputies are trying to determine who attacked the pair. The Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office says the bodies of 50-year-old Marcelino Guerra and 53-year-old Robert Mata, both of Alice, were found Tuesday afternoon near Ben Bolt. […]
  
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• 2 children die in Corpus Christi house fire, cause sought

  22-10-2015 16:29
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Authorities say two children have died in a Corpus Christi house fire that left two other residents hurt. Investigators are trying to determine what sparked Wednesday’s fire that killed a 10-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl. Names of the victims were not immediately released. Corpus Christi firefighters responded to the blaze […]
  
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• $628K of marijuana found in Texas shipment of tableware

  22-10-2015 16:28
  
  LAREDO, Texas — Officers at a South Texas border crossing have seized $628,000 worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of plastic cups, plates and saucers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo discovered the 1½-ton smuggled pot shipment amid the plastic tableware. Authorities on Tuesday took a closer look at the load of […]
  
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