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• As marijuana growing expands, power demands tax US electricity grids

  23-12-2015 23:30
  
  DENVER –– The $3.5 billion U.S. marijuana market is emerging as one of the nation’s most power-hungry industries, with the 24-hour demands of thousands of indoor growing sites taxing electricity grids and unraveling hard-earned gains in energy conservation. Without design standards or efficient equipment, the growing facilities in the 23 states where marijuana is legal […]
  
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• Christmas travel rush is on

  23-12-2015 23:23
  
  DALLAS — Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather, and Mother Nature isn’t making it easy on airlines. On Wednesday morning, rain […]
  
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• Louisiana mortgage banker expanding to ABQ

  23-12-2015 23:18
  
  Assurance Financial, a mortgage banking company based in Baton Rouge, La., islooking to build its book of business in the Albuquerque area shortly after the first of the year.
  
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• Nordic countries in annual contest to claim real Santa

  23-12-2015 23:02
  
  HELSINKI — Most kids learn that Santa Claus comes from the North Pole, but children in Scandinavia are taught he lives a bit further south. Where exactly is a matter of much debate, with businesses in Finland, Sweden and Norway competing to cash in on the cachet that comes with claiming Santa’s hometown. Finnish children […]
  
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• Updated: Men’s hoops: BYU blows out Lobos in Hawaii

  23-12-2015 22:29
  
  The pendulum swings swiftly. In the span of five days, the New Mexico Lobos have morphed from an overconfident team trying passes off the backboard and highlight reel alley-oops with a big lead in the second half against Rice to a team on Wednesday morning in Hawaii that looked beaten and timid, losing its third […]
  
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• Updated: BYU blows out Lobos in Hawaii

  23-12-2015 22:29
  
  The pendulum swings swiftly. In the span of five days, the New Mexico Lobos have morphed from an overconfident team trying passes off the backboard and highlight reel alley-oops with a big lead in the second half against Rice to a team on Wednesday morning in Hawaii that looked beaten and timid, losing its third […]
  
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• BYU blows out Lobos in Hawaii

  23-12-2015 22:29
  
  Brigham Young routed New Mexico’s men’s basketball team 96-66 on Wednesday at the Diamond Head Classic tournament in Honolulu. The loss was UNM’s third straight and drops the Lobos to 7-5. They will play a Christmas Day consolation game in the eight-team tournament against its other 0-2 team. Check back here later and in Thursday’s […]
  
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• Republicans, administration spar on visa travel for Iran

  23-12-2015 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Top GOP lawmakers accused the Obama administration Wednesday of ignoring congressional intent and the spirit of the law in offering reassurances to Iran about new visa rules. “There is no ambiguity,” said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. “The administration should follow the law as written and agreed to.” At issue is […]
  
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• As military handles drone strikes, less scrutiny by Congress

  23-12-2015 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Putting the U.S. military in charge of drone strikes in Iraq and Syria has effectively reduced congressional scrutiny of those sensitive operations, leaving some activists, lawmakers and U.S. intelligence officials fearful of increased civilian casualties. For the last decade, the CIA ran the American effort to find and kill al-Qaida members with drones, […]
  
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• Updated: At least 6 killed as severe storm system sweeps across South

  23-12-2015 21:54
  
  HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A storm system forecasters called “particularly dangerous” killed at least six people as it swept across the country Wednesday, and officials were searching for missing residents into the night. Tornadoes touched down in Indiana and Mississippi, where three were killed. The springlike storms packing strong winds killed two more in Tennessee. […]
  
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• Southwest flight makes emergency landing at airport

  23-12-2015 21:54
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — A Southwest Airlines flight made what appeared to be a normal landing Wednesday after circling for several hours over the Oakland, California, airport due to possible landing gear problems. TV helicopter video showed Southwest flight 2547 landing at Oakland International Airport with a puff of smoke from its tires. The Chicago-bound flight […]
  
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• ‘Particularly dangerous situation’ alert given for storm

  23-12-2015 21:54
  
  ATLANTA — Forecasters warned of a “particularly dangerous situation” as a storm system packing strong winds and heavy rain slammed the nation’s mid-section Wednesday, and officials said they feared Christmas yard decorations would become projectiles. A tree blew over onto a house in Arkansas, killing an 18-year-old woman and trapping a 1-year-old child inside, authorities […]
  
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• Updated: 2 police officers shot in Odessa, Texas; standoff ends

  23-12-2015 21:53
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Authorities say two Odessa police officers were shot Wednesday while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city, and a nine-hour standoff ended with the suspect being taken into custody. Police said that the officers were taken to the hospital and are listed in fair condition. […]
  
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• Updated: 2 police officers shot in Odessa, Texas; standoff continues

  23-12-2015 21:53
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Authorities say two Odessa police officers have been shot while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city, and a suspect barricaded himself inside. City spokeswoman Andrea Goodson said the officers were being treated at a hospital Wednesday. Police spokesman Cpl. Steve LeSueur identified the injured […]
  
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• 2 police officers shot in Odessa, Texas; standoff continues

  23-12-2015 21:53
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Two Odessa police officers have been shot while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city. City of Odessa spokeswoman Andrea Goodson said the officers were being treated at a local hospital following the shootings Wednesday and were in stable condition. Goodson had no other immediate […]
  
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• Updated: Vandals cause $80,000 in damage at middle school

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Wilson Middle School staffers and community members are reeling after a small group of vandals threw ...
  
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• Updated: APS police release video of suspected Wilson Middle School vandals

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Wilson Middle School staff and community are reeling after a small group of vandals threw paint, broke glass and toppled tables, shelves and computers throughout eight classrooms causing more than $80,000 damage at the school Tuesday. The personal records, teaching files and collections of several teachers were lost in the paint, glitter, glass and water […]
  
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• New: APS: Wilson Middle School vandalism to exceed $80,000

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Wilson Middle School staff and community are reeling after a small group of vandals threw paint, broke glass and toppled tables, shelves and computers throughout eight classrooms at the school Tuesday. At minimum, the damage to the school and the taxpayers who pay for it sits at $80,000 –and that does not include the expense […]
  
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• New: APS police release video of suspected Wilson Middle School vandals

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools police have released surveillance video of three teen girls they believe caused more than $80,000 of damage to Wilson Middle School on Tuesday. The video is viewable on the APS Police Department’s Facebook page. The vandals threw paint, broke glass and toppled tables, shelves and computers throughout eight classrooms at the school […]
  
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• Feds would delay license crackdown if governor, lawmakers agree before Jan. 10

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said today the Department of Homeland Security will delay its planned enforcement against the use of New Mexico drivers’ licenses as identification at federal facilities if the governor and legislative leaders agree on legislation before Jan. 10. New Mexico must change its driver’s license law in order to put […]
  
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• DHS could delay Real ID enforcement for NM

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Governor, legislators would need to agree on a fix for driver's licenses by Jan. 10
  
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• Breaking: Feds would delay license crackdown if governor, lawmakers agree before Jan. 10

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said today the Department of Homeland Security will delay its planned enforcement against the use of New Mexico drivers’ licenses as identification at federal facilities if the governor and legislative leaders agree on legislation before Jan. 10. New Mexico must change its driver’s license law in order to put […]
  
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• Breaking: Feds would delay driver’s license crackdown if governor, lawmakers agree before Jan. 10

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said today the Department of Homeland Security will delay its planned enforcement against the use of New Mexico drivers’ licenses as identification at federal facilities if the governor and legislative leaders agree on legislation before Jan. 10. New Mexico must change its driver’s license law in order to put […]
  
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• Ryals sentenced to 27 years in 2013 murder of 19-year-old girlfriend

  23-12-2015 20:41
  
  Shaun Ryals had no previous felonies and an awful family history of his own, but his 2013 murder of girlfriend Guadalupe Morales, 19, meant he got the maximum possible sentence Wednesday of 27 years in prison. Second Judicial District Court Judge Christina Argyres rejected a defense request for five years, saying she was glad to […]
  
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• The Latest: Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter due in court

  23-12-2015 19:23
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The latest on the case against Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear (all times local): 10:22 a.m. A man who has acknowledged killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic is due in court for a status hearing. The hearing Wednesday is an opportunity for attorneys to discuss issues […]
  
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• Updated: APNewsBreak: Key lottery leader out amid jackpot-fixing case

  23-12-2015 19:22
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal inside his organization had spread, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Charles Strutt, executive director of the association since […]
  
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• Texas man in battle over continued medical care dies

  23-12-2015 19:22
  
  HOUSTON — A patient in the middle of a legal battle over whether a Houston hospital should continue to provide him with life-sustaining treatment has died. Houston Methodist Hospital says in a statement 46-year-old patient Chris Dunn died Wednesday morning at the facility. Dunn’s family had sued the hospital after it had decided that life […]
  
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• APNewsBreak: Key lottery leader out amid jackpot-fixing case

  23-12-2015 19:22
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prominent lottery official was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after the jackpot-fixing investigation involving his organization widened. A public record obtained by The Associated Press shows the group’s executive director, Charles Strutt, was placed on administrative leave indefinitely in October. The move by the […]
  
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• Wright school raises $2 million needed to stay open

  23-12-2015 19:21
  
  PHOENIX — The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture has reached a $2 million fundraising goal that will keep it from shutting down. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1IqGKoW ) that the Scottsdale-based Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced Tuesday that the schools doors would remain open. The future of the institution has been up in the […]
  
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• Afghan troops rushed to area under Taliban attack

  23-12-2015 19:21
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan military has rushed reinforcements to a southern district threatened for days with takeover by the Taliban, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday as he appealed for stepped-up NATO assistance and military support. In a besieged army base in the embattled district of Sangin, an Afghan soldier described a dire situation, […]
  
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• Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings

  23-12-2015 19:21
  
  BEIRUT — The three missiles fired on a public market in the northern Syrian town of Ariha took the morning shoppers by surprise. In a few moments, the main street, packed with people buying and selling fruit and vegetables, turned into a scene of carnage with burning cars and the wounded screaming in terror. At […]
  
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• ABQ firm begins marketing sensor technology for athletes

  23-12-2015 18:42
  
  UNM technology monitors impact from blows to the head in real time
  
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• Police identify man shot and killed by officers Tuesday

  23-12-2015 18:33
  
  The man shot and killed by Albuquerque police officers near Central and Utah on Tuesday morning has been identified as Jose Rodriguez, 19, according to a department spokeswoman. Celina Espinoza said Rodriguez didn’t have any identification on him was he was killed and was later identified by his fingerprints. A male and a female officer […]
  
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• Updated: Davie: Byrd was a unique personality

  23-12-2015 18:21
  
  Markel Byrd was “a shining light” with a world of talent and potential, University of New Mexico football coach Bob Davie said Wednesday morning. Byrd, 20, a UNM sophomore safety, died Tuesday night in a single-car crash on I-40 near Gallup. According to a UNM news release, a tire blowout was the cause of the […]
  
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• Negative housing equity disappearing slowly in ABQ

  23-12-2015 18:11
  
  As of the third quarter, 8.7 percent of homes with a mortgage were in negative equity in the Albuquerque area.
  
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• CSU professors get raises after salary equity review

  23-12-2015 17:58
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University has increased salaries for 59 professors after a recent salary equity review. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1ZosMIs ) that the review found that 25 percent of full female professors and 11.6 percent of male full professors reviewed weren’t being paid enough. In an email sent to faculty Tuesday morning, […]
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in interstate car crash near Gallup

  23-12-2015 17:58
  
  GALLUP, N.M. — A California man is dead and another was seriously injured after the vehicle they were riding in crashed on a New Mexico interstate. New Mexico State Police say the accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 40 just west of Gallup. Twenty-five-year-old Joshi Sangam, of Hesperia, was traveling westbound when […]
  
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• Organizers expect hundreds at Mall of America protest

  23-12-2015 17:57
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Activists are planning a Black Lives Matter demonstration that they say could bring hundreds of protesters to the Mall of America on the day before Christmas Eve. The protest set for Wednesday at the nation’s largest mall is aimed at drawing attention to the police shooting last month of a black Minneapolis man, […]
  
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• Cruz blasts Washington Post cartoon depicting daughters

  23-12-2015 17:57
  
  TULSA, Okla. — Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz says a Washington Post cartoon depicting his 5- and 7-year-old daughters as monkeys is inappropriate and that children of candidates should be off-limits in campaigns. The cartoon, which criticized Cruz for using his children in a TV ad, depicted the candidate as an organ grinder dressed as […]
  
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• Annova LNG donates $40K to protect rare ocelots in Texas

  23-12-2015 17:57
  
  ARROYO CITY, Texas — A liquefied natural gas company has donated $40,000 to help buy GPS tracking collars and other devices to monitor endangered ocelots in South Texas. Annova LNG announced the funding, through its majority owner Exelon Generation, in association with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The donation was offered […]
  
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• 8th US death due to Takata air bag explosion confirmed

  23-12-2015 17:57
  
  WASHINGTON — A teen driver who died a few days after a July car crash near Pittsburgh has been confirmed as the eighth death in the U.S. due to an explosive air bag made by auto parts maker Takata, federal transportation officials said Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials also announced a significant […]
  
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• Updated: Airlines prep for holiday crush: More flights, bigger planes

  23-12-2015 17:19
  
  DALLAS — Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather and Mother Nature isn’t making it easy on airlines. Rain and fog in […]
  
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• Airlines prep for holiday crush: More flights, bigger planes

  23-12-2015 17:19
  
  DALLAS — Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather. Airlines expect about 38 million passengers over a 17-day period spanning Christmas and […]
  
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• Last minute holiday shopper? There’s an app for that

  23-12-2015 16:58
  
  ATLANTA — Procrastinators, rejoice. This year there are more apps and services than ever before to help last-minute shoppers. Apps like Curbside deliver orders directly to the trunk of your car, more retailers are offering incentives to buy online and pick up in store, and Amazon Prime Now and other same-day delivery services have vastly […]
  
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• Virtual reality is finally here, yet still has a ways to go

  23-12-2015 16:56
  
  NEW YORK — With the launch of Samsung’s Gear VR headset a few weeks ago, virtual reality for the masses is finally a thing. Now comes the next big challenge: Who, exactly, will care? If you’re a gamer, the appeal of immersing yourself in a virtual world might be obvious. Strap on a headset and […]
  
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• Roaring good times for small video-game studios

  23-12-2015 16:52
  
  SEATTLE — Jesse Rapczak left his job helping design the HoloLens headset, one of the most ambitious Microsoft projects in decades, to chase a simple premise: Nobody has made a great dinosaur video game. A year later, his bet has clearly paid off. Rapczak’s team, five people working in the Seattle area, a few dozen […]
  
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• Facebook’s new tools to help the blind navigate social media

  23-12-2015 16:50
  
  MENLO PARK, Calif. — Naquela Wright’s life took an unexpected turn when she lost her eyesight as a teenager, but even when her world became immersed in darkness, the New Jersey resident didn’t want to quit social media. “I’m not even going to lie. I was 18 years old and I was like a Facebook […]
  
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• Review of judges caused worry at just sold Las Vegas paper

  23-12-2015 16:45
  
  LAS VEGAS — The reporting assignment was odd, mostly because it came from the owners of Las Vegas’ main newspaper: Take three reporters off their beats and have them closely follow three judges. The decision generated chatter in the newsroom, but that turned into open concern after it was revealed weeks later that casino mogul […]
  
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• Hello Kitty owner Sanrio says fan site security leak fixed

  23-12-2015 16:45
  
  HONG KONG — The Japanese company that owns the Hello Kitty brand said it has fixed a security leak in an online fan site for the character that compromised the personal information of 3.3 million users. Sanrio Co.’s digital arm said Tuesday that it “corrected” a security vulnerability on the SanrioTown.com website and was investigating. […]
  
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• Baltimore-area game-maker growing slowly as its legacy competes with a changing industry

  23-12-2015 16:43
  
  HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Firaxis Games is one of the oldest names in an industry that has seen a lot of players come and go. But its leader doesn’t take that stability for granted. “We have always had measured growth,” said Stephen Martin, president of the video game studio. “We don’t ever want to be […]
  
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