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• Updated: Santa obliges dad of sleeping boy with snoozing photo

  30-11-2015 23:50
  
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. — When Donnie Walters took son Zeke to have his picture taken with Santa Claus, the 6-month-old boy couldn’t stay awake while they waited in line. So Santa obliged Walters and posed asleep with the snoozing child resting on his belly. Walters posted the photos of the sleeping pair on Facebook. The photos […]
  
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• Updated: Peoria police search for stolen bike of special-needs teen

  30-11-2015 23:48
  
  PEORIA, Ariz. — Police in Peoria are trying to locate an expensive tricycle that was stolen from the home of a special-needs teenager. They say surveillance video shows a man walked onto the home’s property around 6:30 p.m. Saturday and pedaling away on the tricycle, which reportedly sells for about $1,200. The red Delta Sun […]
  
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• Peoria police search for stolen bike of special-needs teen

  30-11-2015 23:48
  
  PEORIA, Ariz. — Police in Peoria are trying to locate a tricycle that was stolen from the home of a special-needs teenager. They say surveillance video shows a man walked onto the home’s property around 6:30 p.m. Saturday and pedaling away on the tricycle. The red Delta Sun EZ-3 recumbent with an orange flag attached […]
  
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• New company reps to speak at AED

  30-11-2015 23:47
  
  Monty Hamilton, CEO of Rural Sourcing, Inc., and Dr. Bob Tucker, with National American University’s Online 3.0 National Operations Center, will be the keynote speakers at Albuquerque Economic Development Inc.’s Quarterly Investors’ Luncheon on Dec. 10. The newly recruited companies will provide updates about their expansions in to the Albuquerque market. Chris Dunkeson, Area Vice […]
  
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• Platinum filling quickly, developer says

  30-11-2015 23:39
  
  The forerunner of an expected wave of multifamily projects in Nob Hill’s Central Avenue corridor, the four-story Platinum Apartments at 4100 Silver SE, is more than 50 percent leased, four months after a soft opening in early August. A new apartment property typically takes about a year, sometimes two, to lease up to somewhere approaching […]
  
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• Hispano chamber has new COO

  30-11-2015 23:35
  
  Synthia Jaramillo, a vice president at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, has been named chief operating officer.
  
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• Updated: Bond set for man accused of killing 3 in DWI crash

  30-11-2015 23:19
  
  A Metropolitan Court judge has set bond at $150,000 cash only for the 23-year-old man accused of drunkenly running a red light and crashing into another vehicle, killing its three occupants. Jacob Jaramillo is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of Grace Sinfield, 20, Sergio Mendez-Aguirre, 23, and Roberto Mendez, 27. […]
  
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• Bond set for man accused of killing 3 in DWI crash

  30-11-2015 23:19
  
  A Metropolitan Court judge has set bond at $150,000 cash only for the 23-year-old man accused of drunkenly running a red light and crashing into another vehicle, killing its three occupants. Jacob Jaramillo is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of Grace Sinfield, 20, Sergio Mendez-Aguirre, 23, and Roberto Mendez, 27. […]
  
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• Updated: Students return to Washington campus after racial threats

  30-11-2015 22:43
  
  SEATTLE — Most, but not all, students returned to a Washington state university Monday as police investigate racial threats against black students and others on social media that shut down the campus last week. At a public forum about the racist remarks, one student said she had to force herself to come to Western Washington […]
  
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• Most Washington students return to campus after hate speech

  30-11-2015 22:43
  
  SEATTLE — Most, but not all, students returned to Western Washington University on Monday as campus police continued to investigate racial attacks against the school’s black students and others on social media. At a public forum Monday morning about last week’s hate speech posted on Yik Yak and other social media, one student said she […]
  
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• Flight attendant charged with attacking crew, US marshals

  30-11-2015 22:43
  
  An American Airlines flight attendant who described herself as “crazy” and a “train wreck” attacked fellow crew members and U.S. marshals during a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Frankfurt, Germany, last week, according to documents filed in federal court. The complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, says Joanne Snow is charged […]
  
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• Updated: GOP leader defends House Planned Parenthood investigation

  30-11-2015 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON — A Republican congressional leader on Monday defended a House investigation of Planned Parenthood’s provision of fetal tissue to researchers, offering no suggestion that last week’s shooting deaths at one of the group’s clinics will cause the GOP to retreat from that probe. But House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also indicated that the […]
  
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• GOP leader defends House Planned Parenthood investigation

  30-11-2015 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON — A Republican congressional leader on Monday defended a House investigation of Planned Parenthood’s provision of fetal tissue to researchers, offering no suggestion that last week’s shooting deaths at one of the group’s clinics will cause the GOP to retreat from that probe. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also indicated that the Republican-run […]
  
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• Updated: Maldonado re-ups with Golden Boy

  30-11-2015 22:09
  
  Albuquerque boxer Fidel Maldonado Jr. has re-signed with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, the fighter’s father, trainer and manager said. Maldonado Jr. (20-3, 17 KOs) has been a Golden Boy contract fighter since 2011. Next up for his son, Fidel Maldonado Sr. said, is a Jan. 30 bout (opponent TBA) at Buffalo Thunder […]
  
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• Next year’s Balloon Fiesta set for first Saturday in October

  30-11-2015 21:53
  
  Balloon Fiesta 2016 is scheduled to start Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, and continue until Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.      
  
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• The Latest: Chicago cop’s lawyer says he may post bond soon

  30-11-2015 21:39
  
  CHICAGO — The latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer (all times local): 2:05 p.m. The lawyer for a white Chicago police officer charged with fatally shooting a black teenager says he’s hopeful the officer can post bond in the “very near future.” A judge […]
  
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• Teen girl accidentally wounded at shooting range

  30-11-2015 21:38
  
  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Authorities say a teenage girl is recovering after being accidentally shot at a Casa Grande shooting range. Casa Grande police say the 14-year-old girl was flown to a Phoenix hospital after the incident Saturday night. A police department park ranger was conducting a security check of the range and provided first […]
  
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• Hurricane season ends with just 1 tropical storm in Texas

  30-11-2015 21:38
  
  HOUSTON — The Atlantic Hurricane Season ended on a quiet note for Texas with just one tropical storm reaching the state in the past six months. Monday marked the end of the June-through-November hurricane season. Experts say this year’s season ends with 11 named storms, four hurricanes and two major hurricanes. Tropical Storm Bill was […]
  
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• Germany deals IOC and Bach a message: No thanks, to Olympics

  30-11-2015 21:37
  
  LONDON — Once again, German voters delivered a harsh and sobering message to the Olympic movement: No thanks. The rejection of Hamburg’s bid for the 2024 Olympics in a referendum sent out another clear signal that the IOC still has a lot of work to do to convince cities that hosting the games is a […]
  
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• Farmington-area oil and gas tax revenue still dropping

  30-11-2015 21:37
  
  FARMINGTON — As tax revenue from the Farmington area’s oil and gas sector continues its downward trend, the city is relying more heavily on retail and San Juan County is considering budget cuts. Retail taxes are increasing thanks to Farmington’s growing role as a shopping hub, reported The Farmington Daily Times (http://bit.ly/1MQSkIv). But San Juan […]
  
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• EPA boosts amount of ethanol in gasoline supply

  30-11-2015 21:36
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is boosting the amount of corn-based ethanol and other renewable fuels in the U.S. gasoline supply despite sustained opposition by an unusual alliance of oil companies, environmentalists and some GOP presidential candidates. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a final rule designed to increase production of ethanol to be […]
  
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• NYC’s novel salt warning rule set to take effect at chains

  30-11-2015 19:55
  
  NEW YORK — New York City is beginning a new era in nutritional warnings this week: Chain restaurants will have to start putting a special symbol on highly salty dishes. Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett discussed the first-of-its-kind rule Monday at an Applebee’s in Times Square. The rule requires a salt-shaker emblem on menu items […]
  
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• Texas lawmaker: Sandra Bland investigations nearly complete

  30-11-2015 19:35
  
  HOUSTON — A Texas lawmaker who assembled state and local authorities to review initial evidence following the death of Sandra Bland in a Southeast Texas jail says multiple investigations of her arrest and death are nearly complete. Sen. Royce West said Monday in a statement that a five-member team of special prosecutors wants additional information […]
  
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• High court’s election-year lineup rich in high-profile cases

  30-11-2015 19:27
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration, giving the justices a run of cases that reads like a campaign platform. Also coming; […]
  
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• A look at victims of Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting

  30-11-2015 19:27
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A gunman killed three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, including a police officer and two people accompanying friends to the clinic Friday. Here’s a look at the lives of the victims: ___ KE’ARRE STEWART The 29-year-old went with someone to the clinic when he was killed and leaves […]
  
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• Albuquerque man sought in fatal stabbing of neighbor

  30-11-2015 19:25
  
  Albuquerque police are seeking help in locating a 39-year-old man sought in the fatal stabbing of a neighbor. An arrest warrant says Alejandro Alvarado is charged with murder in the killing early last Wednesday of Manuel Puentes. Alvarado is also charged with bribery or intimidation of a witness. Alvarado and Puentes lived on the 400 […]
  
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• Change of venue dropped in one of accused cop killer’s cases

  30-11-2015 19:09
  
  Attorneys for Andrew Romero have withdrawn a request to relocate the trial for a case in which he is ...
  
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• Texas threatens resettlement agency over Syrian refugees

  30-11-2015 19:03
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is threatening legal action against a resettlement agency over its plans to defy Republican Gov. Greg Abbott by continuing to accept Syrian refugees. Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Chris Traylor says the New York-based nonprofit International Rescue Committee hasn’t cooperated with a directive to relocate Syrians somewhere other than Texas. […]
  
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• Updated: Man shot by police sues, claiming they didn’t ID themselves

  30-11-2015 19:02
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man sued Roswell police and claimed officers shot him without identifying themselves following a bizarre chain of events involving a fight with a relative. Richard Johnson’s family member pistol-whipped him in October 2013, leaving him with a concussion and a bleeding gash, according to his recently filed federal civil rights lawsuit. […]
  
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• Pop goes the pontiff: Pope Francis rocks out on new album

  30-11-2015 19:02
  
  Pope Francis, “Wake Up!” (Believe Digital) He’s a global pinup who fills stadiums and thrills fans. And now Pope Francis has released what is, essentially, a rock album. He doesn’t sing, but the pontiff who has energized millions of Roman Catholics with his vision of a compassionate, socially committed church lends his voice to an […]
  
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• Lawsuit: Roswell police didn’t ID themselves, shot man

  30-11-2015 19:02
  
  A New Mexico man who says a family member pistol-whipped him during a fight claims he later was wrongfully shot by Roswell police at his home. A civil right lawsuit recently filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque alleges Roswell police shot Richard Johnson without identifying themselves in October 2013. According to court documents, Johnson […]
  
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• Turkey won’t apologize to Russia over warplane downing

  30-11-2015 19:01
  
  BRUSSELS — Turkey won’t apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria, the Turkish prime minister said Monday, stressing that the military was doing its job defending the country’s airspace. Ahmet Davutoglu also said Turkey hopes Moscow will reconsider economic sanctions announced against Turkish interests following last week’s incident. The Turkish resort […]
  
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• Updated: Pope urges peace while visiting C. African Republic mosque

  30-11-2015 18:59
  
  BANGUI, Central African Republic — Pope Francis made a historic visit to the last remaining Muslim neighborhood in Central African Republic’s capital on Monday, a move that almost immediately opened up a part of the divided city that had been closed off for months because of retaliatory violence between Muslim and Christian militia fighters. Moments […]
  
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• Updated: A joyless ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ makes saving the universe feel like a chore

  30-11-2015 17:46
  
  Special To The Washington Post. “Star Wars Battlefront” Developed by: DICE Published by: EA Available on: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows — “It can be anything you want it be,” Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter of “Empire Strikes Back,” “Return of the Jedi,” and the forthcoming “The Force Awakens,” said about “Star Wars” in a recent interview […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Obama: Business needs seat in climate efforts

  30-11-2015 17:40
  
  PARIS — The latest news from the U.N. climate conference that began Monday in Paris. All times local: 6:10 p.m. President Barack Obama says the private sector needs to have a seat at the table as the world’s governments attempt to curb global warming. He says that governments will set the targets that nations will […]
  
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• The Latest: All but 9 released after violent Paris protests

  30-11-2015 17:40
  
  PARIS — The latest news from the U.N. climate conference that began Monday in Paris. All times local: 5:40 p.m. The Paris prosecutor’s office says all but nine of the 317 people taken into custody following a demonstration seeking to call attention to climate change have been released. Police forces arrested 341 protesters on Sunday […]
  
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• Losing your life savings to long-term care

  30-11-2015 17:34
  
  SAN DIEGO — When he was growing up in Queens, N.Y., in the 1930s, Robert Raymond’s family struggled with money. He remembers vowing that he wouldn’t be in the same financial position when he got older. “We had some Thanksgiving dinners with just franks and beans on the table. I didn’t say this to my […]
  
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• Longer waits at the checkout counter? Blame chip technology

  30-11-2015 17:33
  
  LOS ANGELES — It’s a few days before Thanksgiving, and so many shoppers have queued up that their carts are backed into the aisles at a Los Angeles-area Trader Joe’s. Part of the checkout crush comes from the sheer number of people, several with baskets laden with fixings for Turkey Day feasts. But in a […]
  
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• The Journey: Clearing up confusion over spousal Social Security benefit

  30-11-2015 17:31
  
  When I qualified for Social Security I asked about my ex-husband’s benefit and they said I was only entitled to it after he died. Yet everything I read about that does not say he has to have died. Could you please clarify when I qualify for his benefit? Do I get the full amount or […]
  
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• Fed moves to bar bailouts of failing firms

  30-11-2015 17:27
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials have moved to prevent the central bank from bailing out failing companies, a power it exercised during the 2008 financial crisis. The Fed governors voted 5-0 Monday at a public meeting to downsize the Fed’s emergency lending powers. Only broad lending programs designed to revive frozen markets — not loans […]
  
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• ’12 Days of Christmas’ items top $34K, up 0.6 percent

  30-11-2015 17:25
  
  PITTSBURGH — Lords a-leaping is the U.S. economy slow to recover! The cost of 10 lords a-leaping increased 3 percent over last year, but nine of the other 12 gifts listed in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” stayed the same price as last year, according to the 32nd annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas […]
  
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• High stakes for Baltimore as Freddie Gray trials begin

  30-11-2015 17:12
  
  BALTIMORE — In Baltimore, this year can be divided into two parts: what came before Freddie Gray died and what happened afterward. Gray, 25, suffered a mysterious injury in the back of a police transport van and died April 19, inspiring thousands to take to the streets to protest what they believed was the mistreatment […]
  
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• How can people safely take control from a self-driving car?

  30-11-2015 17:08
  
  LOS ANGELES — New cars that can steer and brake themselves risk lulling people in the driver’s seat into a false sense of security — and even to sleep. One way to keep people alert may be providing distractions that are now illegal. That was one surprising finding when researchers put Stanford University students in […]
  
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• For some people, the older the smartphone, the better

  30-11-2015 16:51
  
  NEW YORK — Between splashy launches, lavish new-phone offers (get a free HDTV on activation!) and frequent software updates that slow down your old handset, it sometimes feels like the entire technology industry is pushing you to buy the latest smartphone. Yet some holdouts resist. Take Zak Sommerfield, 35, a software analyst in New York, […]
  
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• Giving and getting grief: For the rich, increasingly common

  30-11-2015 16:49
  
  To give is to gain a heap of grief if you’re a mega-rich donor these days. In recent months, a hedge fund billionaire was denounced for his $400 million gift to the already wealthy Harvard University, David Geffen took flak for gifts that plaster his name on a Manhattan concert hall and a Los Angeles […]
  
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• Updated: Cyber Monday sales still on top, but losing some luster

  30-11-2015 16:48
  
  NEW YORK — Retailers are rolling out online deals on so-called “Cyber Monday.” But now that shoppers are online all the time anyway, the 10-year-old shopping holiday is losing some of its luster. Still, Monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day ever, with estimates that it will rack up over $3 billion […]
  
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• Cyber Monday sales still on top, but losing some luster

  30-11-2015 16:48
  
  NEW YORK — Retailers are rolling out online deals on so-called “Cyber Monday.” But now that shoppers are online all the time anyway, the 10-year-old shopping holiday is losing some of its luster. Still, Monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day ever, with estimates that it will rack up over $3 billion […]
  
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• Clayton’s power back after outage due to transmission line

  30-11-2015 16:45
  
  CLAYTON — Public Service Company of New Mexico says power has been restored in Clayton after an overnight outage lasting about six hours. PNM says nearly 1,500 customers were without power from approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday to about 5:50 a.m. Monday because a transmission line went down. The utility says workers worked through the night […]
  
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• New Mexico exchange to open new center in Santa Fe

  30-11-2015 16:44
  
  SANTA FE — The state health insurance exchange is opening a new health center in Santa Fe in an effort to reach more people. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1NfTYAp) that the walk-in center is set to open its doors Monday. Officials with the exchange say they are trying to get to meet more […]
  
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• Former Espanola councilor gets probation in pistol-whipping

  30-11-2015 16:44
  
  ESPANOLA. — A former northern New Mexico city councilor charged with pistol-whipping a man and shooting at his vehicle made a plea agreement that spares him jail time, defense attorneys said. Eric Radosevich (rah-DOH-SEH-vich) was sentenced to three years’ probation in September after pleading no contest to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The former […]
  
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