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• Santa Fe attorney named Trial Lawyers fellow

  13-11-2015 23:38
  
  Walter J. Melendres, a shareholder at the firm of Montgomery & Andrews PA, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The college is composed of trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds from the United States and Canada. Fellowship is by invitation only, according to the college, and membership cannot exceed 1 […]
  
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• Cruz immigration plan to suspend high-skilled visas

  13-11-2015 23:28
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Friday vowed to suspend a program that gives work visas to highly skilled immigrants, reversing his position on the program as part of an aggressive immigration plan designed to appeal to the GOP’s most conservative wing. Cruz, the son of a Cuban immigrant, wants to dramatically […]
  
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• 4 more women join defamation suit against Bill Cosby

  13-11-2015 23:19
  
  BOSTON — Four more women joined a federal lawsuit against Bill Cosby Friday, claiming the comedian sexually abused them and later defamed them by letting his representatives publicly label their stories lies. Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis, Louisa Moritz and Angela Leslie join three women already named in the civil suit –Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, and […]
  
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• Breaking: The Latest: Prosecutor says Paris death toll could pass 120

  13-11-2015 23:00
  
  PARIS (AP) - The latest on shootings and explosions in Paris. (all times local): 1:25 a.m. Paris Prosecutor Francois...
  
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• Breaking: Police: At least 35 dead in Paris attacks; hostages taken

  13-11-2015 23:00
  
  PARIS (AP) - At least 35 people were killed Friday in shootings and explosions around Paris, many of them in a...
  
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• Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard to be set free after 30 years

  13-11-2015 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON — Jonathan Pollard, the Navy intelligence analyst whose 1985 arrest for selling secrets to Israel set off a sensational spy saga, is scheduled to be released from federal prison next week, marking the end of a three-decade diplomatic burr in the relationship between the two allies. Pollard, 61, had been serving a life sentence, […]
  
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• Tribes want protections to remain for sacred grizzly bears

  13-11-2015 22:48
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. — American Indians across the West are calling for continued federal protections of grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies, saying they oppose trophy hunting of a species many tribes consider sacred. The Interior Department is considering lifting protections for an estimated 700 to 1,000 grizzly bears in a vast wilderness centered on Yellowstone […]
  
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• Man arrested after police find explosives in east Roswell

  13-11-2015 22:48
  
  ROSWELL — Authorities say a man has been arrested after police discovered explosives inside a residence in east Roswell. New Mexico State Police bomb technicians removed the explosive material during a 14-hour incident that began with the execution of a search warrant in an unrelated case Thursday. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and […]
  
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• US, Mexico sign deal on sharing satellite data directly

  13-11-2015 22:47
  
  MEXICO CITY — The United States and Mexico signed a deal Friday for Mexico to capture and process land-surface imagery and data directly from a U.S.-operated satellite. The agreement means Mexico will be able to get the raw information from the Landsat 8 satellite immediately instead of waiting for filtered data to be released by […]
  
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• Arizonan pleads guilty to heroin trafficking in New Mexico

  13-11-2015 22:47
  
  An Arizona woman has pleaded guilty to heroin trafficking charges in New Mexico and is facing up to 20 years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Fabiola Soriano-Tlapanco, of Phoenix, entered into a plea agreement Friday. Soriano Tlapanco and a co-defendant were arrested in May. A criminal complaint charged the two with conspiracy and possession […]
  
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• Updated: Missouri’s Pinkel to resign at end of season, cites health

  13-11-2015 22:46
  
  Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel abruptly announced Friday he will resign at the end of the season for health reasons, adding a stunning turn to a week where he kept his team united when players went on strike because of racial tensions on campus. Pinkel, 63, said he was diagnosed with lymphoma in May. He […]
  
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• Most of Texas to have Blue Bell ice cream by mid-December

  13-11-2015 22:46
  
  BRENHAM, Texas — Consumers in most of Texas and parts of Alabama will have Blue Bell treats available next month, as ice cream sales expand following listeria contamination and cleanup at some of its plants. Blue Bell announced Friday that most retailers in Texas, except in the state’s far west, including El Paso, will have […]
  
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• Missouri’s Pinkel to resign at end of season, cites health

  13-11-2015 22:46
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel will step down at the end of the season because of health reasons. Pinkel and the Tigers announced the decision Friday afternoon and noted Pinkel had been diagnosed with lymphoma in May. The stunning move comes days after his team threatened to boycott Saturday’s game against BYU over […]
  
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• Freight House Kitchen + Tap slated to open next week

  13-11-2015 22:17
  
  New restaurant comes from CEO of Range Cafe, Standard Diner
  
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• Obama trip to Asia light on tourism for a presidential jaunt

  13-11-2015 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House has gone to great lengths to show that President Barack Obama isn’t a lame duck. It’s less worried about showing he’s not a lame tourist. Departing on Saturday on a trip that will take him to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia, the president will experience the beauty of the Turkish […]
  
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• NM’s export growth comes with jobs

  13-11-2015 21:47
  
  New Mexico’s phenomenal growth in export activity, frequently cited as a bright spot in the state’s slow economic recovery, has translated into something of a small job engine as well, according to a report in the state’s latest Labor Market Review. Jobs supported by exports of goods more than doubled from 7,986 in 2009 to […]
  
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• FUSION brings ‘The Night Alive’ to life

  13-11-2015 21:44
  
  Last year FUSION Theatre graced Albuquerque with a wonderful production of Enda Walsh’s “The New Electric Ballroom,” a forceful reminder that the tiny island of Ireland continues to produce some of the most exciting and important drama. This year FUSION has again brought a contemporary Irish master to Albuquerque, and again the experience is revelatory. […]
  
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• Breaking: Many separate trials possible in Gerecke “mobbing” murder

  13-11-2015 21:18
  
  There could be four separate trials in 2nd Judicial District Court in the "mobbing" murd ...
  
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• Prosecutors detail girls’ imprisonment in Arizona home

  13-11-2015 21:07
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A prosecutor in Arizona says three girls who were imprisoned by their mother and stepfather before escaping through a window two years ago were abused and lived in harrowing conditions. Opening statements began Friday in Tucson in the case against Fernando and Sophia Richter. Prosecutor Frances M. Kreamer Hope said the girls […]
  
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• Old laws collide with digital reality in teen sexting cases

  13-11-2015 21:07
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. — Educators in a small Colorado town say they had no choice but to go police when they discovered that many high-schoolers were using a cellphone app to collect and hide hundreds of naked photos of themselves. The law in Colorado and many other states classifies any explicit photos of minors as […]
  
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• Univ. of Colorado anti-racism rally cancelled after snub

  13-11-2015 21:06
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — A planned rally against racism has been called off at the University of Colorado after African-American students complained they weren’t consulted about their plans. Students in a sociology class called “Whiteness Studies” had planned to protest on the Boulder campus Friday in support of the University of Missouri but later canceled it. […]
  
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• Mormon leaders stand behind rules for gays, their children

  13-11-2015 21:06
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church is standing behind its new rules targeting gay members and their children that generated widespread blowback from members, while providing more explanation about them. The rules issued last week are designed first and foremost to protect kids, following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ’s “tender love of children,” […]
  
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• Big nomination lead for Clinton: pocketing ‘superdelegates’

  13-11-2015 20:43
  
  WASHINGTON — There’s little doubt which candidate the Democratic Party establishment supports for president. It’s not even close. Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who will cast ballots at the party’s national convention, giving her a big head start in securing the nomination more than two months […]
  
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• 10-term Texas Democrat Hinojosa, 75, not seeking re-election

  13-11-2015 20:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Veteran Democratic Rep. Ruben Hinojosa announced Friday that he will not seek re-election next year, calling an end to a 20-year career for a lawmaker who has represented a South Texas district with one of the heaviest concentrations of Hispanics in the country. Hinojosa, 75, will serve out his 10th term in Congress, […]
  
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• Updated: Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007

  13-11-2015 20:36
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years, a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics. The justices said Friday they will hear arguments over a Texas law that would leave about 10 abortion clinics open across the state. A decision should come by late June, four months […]
  
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• Restaurant fires patron who berated autistic delivery driver

  13-11-2015 20:35
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska restaurant is being overwhelmed with goodwill after its owner defended an autistic delivery driver who was berated by a customer. The customer called Little Italy Restaurante in Anchorage to loudly complain after the delivery employee mixed up an order, claiming the driver was using drugs. Owner P.J. Gialopsos’ daughter answered […]
  
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• Texas county says Bland was despondent over not meeting bail

  13-11-2015 20:14
  
  HOUSTON — A Texas county sued by the family of a black woman who died in the county jail last summer says she killed herself because she was despondent over her relatives’ refusal to quickly bail her out. The assertion is contained in a court motion this week asking that a lawsuit by relatives of […]
  
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• Colorado governor orders pesticide-tainted pot destroyed

  13-11-2015 20:14
  
  DENVER — Colorado’s governor ordered the destruction Thursday of marijuana treated with unapproved pesticides, his first action on the matter after months of product recalls and media warnings about unhealthy pesticides on pot. The executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper called marijuana treated with certain pesticides a “threat to public safety” and said it should […]
  
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• Clinton has support of key New Mexico Democrats

  13-11-2015 20:13
  
  Some of New Mexico’s top Democrats are throwing their support behind former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination. The Associated Press surveyed the state’s nine superdelegates about which candidate they plan to support at the party’s national convention next summer. Of the seven who responded, four named Clinton as their […]
  
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• 73-year-old man dies from injuries in Tucson home invasion

  13-11-2015 20:13
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson police say a 73-year-old man has died of injuries suffered during a robbery home invasion and that another man has been arrested in the case. Police say Biven Dryden died Friday morning of injuries suffered in the Thursday evening attack during which a stranger entered through an unlocked door and demanded […]
  
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• Wild gun battle kills 4 bystanders in Mexican border city

  13-11-2015 20:12
  
  MEXICO CITY — A wild running gun battle between Mexican soldiers and gunmen in the border city of Reynosa resulted in the deaths of four bystanders after a military vehicle took a spray of gunfire and crashed into a taco stand. The dead were apparently customers at the taco stand in Reynosa, across the border […]
  
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• Deer crashes through car’s windshield, lands in backseat

  13-11-2015 20:12
  
  PLANO, Texas — A Dallas-area driver found himself with an unexpected passenger when a deer smashed through his windshield and ended up in the backseat of his car. Christopher Coleman of Frisco was not hurt, but the deer died in the accident Wednesday on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Plano. Coleman says he briefly admired […]
  
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• Clinton backed by 4 of 9 Arizona Democratic superdelegates

  13-11-2015 20:12
  
  PHOENIX — Hillary Clinton has the support of four of the nine Arizonans tapped as superdelegates for the 2016 Democratic National Convention and fully half nationwide. Arizona also has one of only a handful of delegates committed to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Rep. Raul Grijalva. An Associated Press survey received responses from all but […]
  
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• Texas prison van overturns in Lubbock traffic accident

  13-11-2015 20:11
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — Police say nine people have been hurt when a Texas prison van hauling inmates overturned during a traffic accident in Lubbock. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says the van and another vehicle collided Friday morning. The van, carrying two guards and nine prisoners, ended up on its roof. Lubbock police say […]
  
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• Grand Canyon Univ. to provide same-sex marriage benefits

  13-11-2015 20:11
  
  PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University is changing its employment policies to now provide benefits to spouses in same-sex marriages. The private Christian University located in Phoenix said Friday its “sincerely held religious beliefs” remain that marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman. It says those beliefs will continue to be supported […]
  
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• Amid battle for Iraq’s Sinjar, Syria rebels take IS town

  13-11-2015 20:10
  
  SINJAR, Iraq — Dealing a double blow to the Islamic State group, Iraqi Kurdish forces pushed into the key town of Sinjar on Friday as a Syrian rebel coalition captured an IS-held border town in northern Syria. In Iraq, the Kurdish forces raised a Kurdish flag in the center of Sinjar and a top official […]
  
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• Ex-CFO sentenced to 5 years for embezzling from mortgage firm

  13-11-2015 19:43
  
  A man who admitted embezzling from the mortgage company where he had been the chief financial officer was sentenced Friday to five years in the Department of Corrections. Daniel Marsh asked 2nd District Judge Brett Loveless not to impose prison time, saying he had cooperated with authorities since officials at Weststar Mortgage confronted him about […]
  
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• Goal of new produce safety rules: prevent illness outbreaks

  13-11-2015 17:12
  
  WASHINGTON — New produce safety rules from the government Friday are intended to help prevent the kind of large-scale outbreaks of foodborne illness that occurred over the past decade linked to fresh spinach, cantaloupes, cucumbers and other foods. Under the rules, the government soon will have new oversight of the farms that grow Americans’ food. […]
  
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• Spare us: Automakers removing trunk tires in more new car models

  13-11-2015 16:54
  
  Nearly four in 10 new cars are sold without a most basic feature — the spare tire. A study by the American Automobile Association, or AAA, found that 36 percent of 2015 models come with run-flat tires or tire inflation kits instead of a spare tire. That’s up from just 5 percent in 2006. “Flat […]
  
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• Updated: Man accused in fatal shooting of 4-year-old pleads not guilty

  13-11-2015 16:51
  
  The man accused of shooting and killing a 4-year-old girl during a road rage incident in October pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in Second District Court Friday morning. Tony Torrez, 31, is charged with murder and other charges in connection with the Oct. 20 fatal shooting of Lilly Garcia on Interstate 40. In a […]
  
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• Man accused in fatal shooting of 4-year-old pleads not guilty

  13-11-2015 16:51
  
  The man accused of shooting and killing a 4-year-old girl during a road rage incident in October pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in Second District Court Friday morning. Tony Torrez, 31, is charged with murder and other charges in connection with the Oct. 21 fatal shooting of Lilly Garcia on Interstate 40. Judge Stanley […]
  
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• Volkswagen brand sales dip in wake of scandal

  13-11-2015 16:43
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen’s flagship brand saw global auto sales fall 5.3 percent in October in the wake of a scandal over cars equipped with software that let them cheat on U.S. diesel emissions tests. It appeared that economic downturns in Brazil and Russia caused as much or more damage than the scandal to the […]
  
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• Bruce Dayton, governor’s father and Target champion, dies

  13-11-2015 16:41
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Bruce Dayton, the father of Minnesota’s governor and a key figure in building his family’s company into the massive retailing business that became Target Corp., has died. He was 97. Dayton, also an arts patron who donated millions of dollars to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, died at his home surrounded by family […]
  
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• 5 things to know about Apple’s new iPad Pro

  13-11-2015 16:41
  
  NEW YORK — The first thing you need to know about Apple’s iPad Pro is that it’s, well, giant. About an inch longer than a standard sheet of paper, the Pro features a 12.9-inch diagonal display, giving it 78 percent more surface area than the 9.7-inch iPad Air 2. At nearly 1.6 pounds, the Pro […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks set to end winning streak as retail gets slammed

  13-11-2015 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — More signs of trouble in the retail sector pulled stocks sharply lower Friday as the market heads for its first weekly loss after six straight weeks of gains. Nordstrom plunged after its earnings fell short of forecasts, and the company cut its full-year forecast. Macy’s delivered its own disappointing results earlier this […]
  
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• Consumers behind accelerated shift to cage-free eggs in US

  13-11-2015 16:39
  
  WAUKON, Iowa — Alert and curious, hundreds of hens with bright red crowns and faces strolled out of a large chicken house midmorning into the fresh air and a fenced pasture amid rolling fields of alfalfa, clover, corn and soybeans. They cluck and coo, peck and scratch at the ground. “They’re obviously much more comfortable […]
  
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• New legislator admits to committing voter fraud

  13-11-2015 16:38
  
  SANTA FE — The district attorney in Bernalillo County is reviewing an admission by a newly appointed state legislator that she committed voter fraud. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1iZ0Av3 ) that Rep. Idalia Lechuga-Tena, who was born in Mexico and became a U.S. citizen in 2007, has admitted to voting in a city […]
  
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• Pedestrian killed in accident in southeast Albuquerque

  13-11-2015 16:37
  
  An accident in southeast Albuquerque has claimed the life of a pedestrian. Police say the unidentified female was struck Thursday night on Louisiana Boulevard and Kathryn Avenue. According to police, the accident didn’t appear to be caused by speed or driver impairment. Age and identity of the pedestrian weren’t immediately released.
  
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• New: Nun who stood up to Billy the Kid to move up sainthood path

  13-11-2015 16:37
  
  An Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools is set to move up the path toward possible sainthood. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is scheduled Friday to close its inquiry on why Sister Blandina Segale should become a saint. The inquiry panel will […]
  
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• 2 school board members indicted in Texas corruption case

  13-11-2015 16:35
  
  McALLEN, Texas — Two South Texas school board members and another man have been indicted in a public corruption case linked to educational services. An indictment unsealed Friday in McAllen names 53-year-old Eloy Infante and 45-year-old Elpidio Yanez Jr., plus 50-year-old Adrian Guerrero. Federal prosecutors say the men from Donna are charged with conspiracy, attempted […]
  
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