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• A week after NH nipple spat, lawmakers blast harassment policy

  15-01-2016 23:41
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — Fresh off a social media spat over women exposing their nipples in public, some New Hampshire lawmakers say a new harassment policy restricts their rights to free speech. The policy was developed over several months and emailed to House members Thursday. Republican Rep. John Burt of Goffstown called it “political correctness gone […]
  
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• Hundreds seek to voice concerns about earthquakes at hearing

  15-01-2016 23:40
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma residents concerned with a dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes called for more regulations on the oil and gas industry on Friday and urged state leaders to take action to stop the quakes. About 200 people tried to pack into standing room-only committee rooms at the Oklahoma Capitol, sat on […]
  
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• Changes in store for La Montanita as it turns 40

  15-01-2016 23:31
  
  Products boasting their “organic” and “natural” attributes fill shelves at grocery stores today, but Robin Seydel remembers when that was not the case in Albuquerque. At least not until La Montañita Co-op launched near the University of New Mexico in 1976. “In Albuquerque, you couldn’t get brown rice anyplace else; you couldn’t get sugarless peanut […]
  
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• Updated: First of 8,000 stranded Cuban migrants cross into US

  15-01-2016 23:27
  
  MEXICO CITY — The first of 8,000 Cuban migrants recently stranded in Central America have crossed the Mexican border into the United States. Some 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador, and have been making their way to the U.S., with the first reaching Laredo, Texas, on Thursday night. “I’m a Cuban who […]
  
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• First of 8,000 stranded Cuban migrants cross into US

  15-01-2016 23:27
  
  MEXICO CITY — The first of 8,000 Cuban migrants recently stranded in Central America have crossed the Mexican border into the United States. Some 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador, and have been making their way to the U.S. All are given permission to cross Mexico for humanitarian reasons. The groups travelled […]
  
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• ‘Grizzly Adams’ star Dan Haggerty dies at 74

  15-01-2016 23:26
  
  NEW YORK — Dan Haggerty, the rugged, bearded actor who starred in the film and TV series “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams” about a mountain man and animal trainer, has died. Haggerty died Friday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, according to his manager, Terry Bomar. Haggerty was 74 and […]
  
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• Research firm honors ABQ tech company

  15-01-2016 22:54
  
  Global research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has named Albuquerque-based Vibrant Corp. as its “2015 Company of the Year” in the non-destructive testing market for aircraft. Frost & Sullivan selects one top company in a number of different industries each year. Vibrant was chosen for its novel, non-destructive testing process for aircraft parts, which […]
  
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• Gunfire, explosions at hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital

  15-01-2016 22:52
  
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Gunfire and explosions erupted late Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital at an upscale hotel popular with Westerners in the West African country, witnesses said. An Associated Press reporter near the scene said that several cars were also ablaze outside the four-story Splendid Hotel in downtown Ouagadougou and that sporadic gunfire could […]
  
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• Breaking: APD: Man commits suicide during U.S. Marshals operation

  15-01-2016 22:20
  
  A man committed suicide during a U.S Marshals operation in Northeast Albuquerque Friday afternoon, according to a police spokesman. Officer Tanner Tixier said a U.S. Marshals task force was attempting to make an arrest, but before they could take anyone into custody, a man in the passenger seat of the car put a gun to […]
  
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• Kerry to meet Iranian FM ahead of imminent sanctions relief

  15-01-2016 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON — Amid signs that a decision to provide Iran with billions of dollars in nuclear sanctions relief is imminent, Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Saturday with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and a top European Union official, the State Department said Friday. Kerry, Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Federica ?Mogherini will […]
  
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• Final design for Tucson shooting memorial released

  15-01-2016 22:11
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Carved symbols along a dark red steel wall will be among the various parts of a large memorial to honor victims of the mass shooting in Tucson at an event held by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was gravely wounded in the attack. Memorial organizers released a final design Friday and […]
  
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• Jim Long making plans for Park Square

  15-01-2016 22:00
  
  The same investment group that purchased the premier Uptown building One Park Square is now owner of the property’s twin, Two Park Square. The group headed by hotelier Jim Long and former Albuquerque resident Chris Smith closed on the deal Friday, Long said. He would not disclose the purchase price. The Park Square complex includes […]
  
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• White House hopeful Bush lays out plans for foreign policy

  15-01-2016 21:15
  
  CORALVILLE, Iowa — Jeb Bush believes he’s got the best prescription for American foreign policy, from his strategies for deterring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, to destroying the Islamic State. However, unlike his rivals in the crowded 2016 Republican race for the White House, Bush’s foreign policy pitch comes with a caveat: he’s as much his […]
  
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• Carrasco joins Rodey firm

  15-01-2016 21:10
  
  Attorney Luis G. Carrasco has joined Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb PA as an associate in the business department of the Albuquerque office, practicing in the areas of public finance, real estate, administrative law, government relations and other transactional matters. Carrasco previously worked as an assistant attorney general in the New Mexico Attorney General’s […]
  
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• Militants’ use of human shields in Ramadi slows progress

  15-01-2016 21:02
  
  RAMADI, Iraq — Six times in the past harrowing month, Um Omar and her family got a knock on the door of whatever home they were occupying in the extremist-held city of Ramadi: It was an Islamic State militant, she said, ordering them to pick up and move with them as human shields because the […]
  
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• Researchers confirm site of hangings for Salem witch trials

  15-01-2016 20:27
  
  SALEM, Mass. — A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more than three centuries ago. The site, known as Proctor’s Ledge, is a small city-owned plot of woods nestled between two residential streets and behind […]
  
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• Texas lawyer files federal ‘birther’ suit against Ted Cruz

  15-01-2016 20:14
  
  HOUSTON — A veteran attorney in Ted Cruz’s hometown of Houston has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Canadian-born senator’s eligibility to be president. In a 28-page complaint Thursday, Newton Schwartz asked the Supreme Court to decide if Cruz’s birth to an American mother and Cuban father while they lived in Calgary violates the Constitution’s […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Misshapen rhetoric in Republican debate

  15-01-2016 20:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz stretched matters involving Iran and his own finances. Donald Trump seemed to forget he proposed a massive tax on Chinese goods. Chris Christie took a magic eraser to things he’s said and Ben Carson was caught unaware of the punishing ways the Islamic State group says, Thank You for Not Smoking. […]
  
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• AP Exclusive: Ted Cruz rejected Bush White House job offer

  15-01-2016 20:13
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Ted Cruz has said that after working on George W. Bush’s 2000 campaign, being passed over for a senior position with the new administration was “a crushing blow.” Turns out, it was his own fault. Cruz was offered a job as White House associate counsel shortly after Al Gore conceded the race […]
  
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• Updated: New Yorkers blast Cruz’s comments on ‘New York values’

  15-01-2016 20:12
  
  NEW YORK — When Ted Cruz sneered at what he called Donald Trump’s “New York values,” some New Yorkers took it very personally. And some responded about the way you’d expect New Yorkers to react. The ever-combative Daily News hit the streets with a big front-page illustration of the Statue of Liberty giving Cruz the […]
  
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• UK police seek burglar who stole $21,500 in 1-pound coins

  15-01-2016 20:11
  
  LONDON — British police are seeking a burglar who may have a heavy conscience — or pockets — after stealing 15,000 pounds ($21,500) in 1-pound ($1.43) coins. Greater Manchester Police said Friday that three houses in a street in Ashton-Under-Lyne, northwest England were robbed on Jan. 1. The culprits stole designer handbags, jewelry, a Range […]
  
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• The deal with Real ID and border checkpoints

  15-01-2016 19:26
  
  Worried about Real ID at Border Patrol checkpoints? Here is what you need to know if you drive in southern New Mexico. The U.S. government is cracking down on New Mexico, and some federal installations including White Sands Missile Range aren’t accepting the state’s driver’s licenses as valid identification anymore. If you live or travel […]
  
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• Spacewalk aborted after water leaks into astronaut’s helmet

  15-01-2016 19:07
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two spacewalking astronauts — including Britain’s first — successfully restored full power to the International Space Station on Friday. But the spacewalk was cut short after water leaked into one of the men’s helmets in a scary repeat of a near-drowning 2½ years ago. NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra took everyone by […]
  
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• WESST announces staff changes

  15-01-2016 17:58
  
  Julianna Silva, formerly the WESST Albuquerque Regional Manager has been named the Managing Director of the WESST Enterprise Center. Silva will oversee all activities of the Enterprise Center and work in collaboration with other senior staff to coordinate client services to Albuquerque area residents. Clint Reecer, formerly the WESST Rio Rancho regional manager will move […]
  
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• Updated: Obama administration halts new coal leases

  15-01-2016 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is halting new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a comprehensive review of fees charged to mining companies and coal mining’s impact on the environment. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said on Friday that companies can continue to mine coal reserves already under lease. The coal leasing program has […]
  
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• SEC visa fraud case rocks Florida city’s downtown dream

  15-01-2016 16:51
  
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port St. Lucie, a disparate series of residential developments and strip malls, had little to boast beyond its proximity to a nuclear plant and its fame as the spring training home of the New York Mets. Then Lily Zhong came to town, plunked down $500,000 for vacant land and promised […]
  
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• Group appeals power plant plan to New Mexico Supreme Court

  15-01-2016 16:48
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An environmental group is challenging New Mexico regulators’ decision that cleared the way for the partial closure of a coal-fired power plant in the northwest corner of the state. New Energy Economy filed its appeal with the New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday. The Santa Fe-based group has been critical of Public […]
  
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• Updated: US industrial production declined again in December

  15-01-2016 16:45
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial production dropped for the third straight month in December as utilities reduced output amid unusually warm weather and energy companies cut back in the face of falling oil prices. Industrial production, which includes manufacturing, mining and utilities, contracted 0.4 percent after retreating a revised 0.9 percent the previous month, the Federal […]
  
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• Holiday sales rose 3 percent below forecasted 3.7 percent gain

  15-01-2016 16:45
  
  NEW YORK — Holiday shoppers flocked online during the critical holiday shopping season, but overall sales in November and December were disappointing. Sales rose 3 percent to about $625.9 billion, according to The National Retail Federation. That’s below the forecast for a 3.7 percent gain the group had expected. The shortfall came even as stores […]
  
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• Merck pays $830 M to settle class-action case over Vioxx

  15-01-2016 16:40
  
  The drugmaker Merck is paying $830 million to resolve a federal class-action lawsuit involving shareholders and the painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled from the market years ago over safety concerns. Merck says the case involved people who purchased the company’s securities between 1999 and 2004 and focused on statements Merck made regarding Vioxx. Federal officials […]
  
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• Updated: Wal-Mart to shutter 269 stores, 154 of them in the US

  15-01-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 percent of its global revenue. More than 95 percent of the stores […]
  
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• Updated: Stock slide accelerates, oil plunges below $30 a barrel

  15-01-2016 16:37
  
  Energy and financial companies led a broad decline for U.S. stocks in midday trading Friday as the slump in the price of oil worsened, pulling crude below $30 a barrel. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 400 points, extending its losses for the year. Discouraging data on retail sales and manufacturing also […]
  
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• NM soldier’s mom: ‘He felt like he was broken’

  15-01-2016 16:37
  
  Devin Schuette wanted a challenge. That’s why he joined the Army as an infantryman in 1999 after graduating House High School. “He loved his country and he loved the Army,” said his mother, Karen Alexander of Clovis. “He was very proud to be in the military. He was very well respected and he was very […]
  
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• New Mexico AG joins in supporting new drug guidelines

  15-01-2016 16:35
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas and the top prosecutors for more than two dozen other states have sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking the agency to quickly adopt new guidelines for prescribing opioids. Balderas cited a prescription drug and heroin addiction epidemic in New Mexico […]
  
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• US Navy Secretary to visit University of New Mexico

  15-01-2016 16:34
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is slated to visit the University of New Mexico and tour a laboratory on campus. School officials say Mabus is scheduled on Tuesday to tour the university’s Center for Emerging Energy Technologies and give brief remarks on leadership. The presentation will include an opportunity for students to […]
  
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• New Mexico revives proposal for adjunct school teachers

  15-01-2016 16:34
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are reviving a proposal to allow subject experts to work as adjunct teachers in public schools under one-year contracts without first having to go back to school and earn a teaching degree. The proposal was unveiled Thursday by Republican Representative Conrad James of Albuquerque and is supported by […]
  
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• Xcel Energy warns Texas, New Mexico customers of phone scam

  15-01-2016 16:33
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — A electric and natural gas company has warned Texas and New Mexico customers to beware of pay-over-the-phone schemes. Xcel Energy on Friday said that scammers are increasingly calling customers, pretending to be utility representatives and threatening to disconnect service unless payment is made over the phone. Officials say business and residential customers […]
  
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• Tennessee couple claims they have Powerball jackpot ticket

  15-01-2016 16:32
  
  MUNFORD, Tenn. — A Tennessee couple went on NBC’s “Today” show on Friday and claimed they have one of the three winning Powerball jackpot tickets. John and Lisa Robinson appeared in NBC’s studio and showed a ticket that had the winning numbers from Wednesday night’s record $1.6 billion drawing. The Associated Press could not immediately […]
  
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• Official persuades man to dress as old woman for photo op

  15-01-2016 16:31
  
  CRANSTON, R.I. — A city official who wanted to include an elderly woman in a photo op about a snow shoveling program persuaded a middle-aged man to dress up in a wig, earrings, lipstick and a dress. The man stood next to the mayor of Cranston at a news conference touting the program and wore […]
  
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• Coast Guard: 2 Marine helicopters collide off Hawaii’s Oahu

  15-01-2016 16:31
  
  HONOLULU — Two Marine helicopters collided off the Hawaiian island of Oahu with a total of 12 people on board and a search was underway Friday, military officials said. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers said that the Marine Corps reported the crash just before midnight Thursday. Mooers says each aircraft had six people […]
  
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• Pima County sheriff: Suspect shot by deputy had BB gun

  15-01-2016 16:30
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County authorities say it was a BB gun that a robbery suspect had in his possession before a deputy shot and wounded him. The Sheriff’s Department says 28-year-old Masoud Madhoush remains hospitalized in critical condition and that the BB gun resembles a handgun. The department says Madhoush ignored commands from deputies […]
  
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• 50 pounds of pot in foosball table

  15-01-2016 16:29
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. — Authorities say a Canadian woman has been caught trying to smuggle more than 50 pounds of marijuana into western New York by hiding it in a foosball table. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the woman was stopped Wednesday at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing, just north of Niagara falls. She […]
  
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• 4 Houston schools with Confederate names to get new monikers

  15-01-2016 16:28
  
  HOUSTON — Trustees of the largest school district in Texas have decided that four campuses with Confederate names will get new monikers. The Houston Independent School District board voted Thursday night to rename Robert E. Lee High School plus three middle schools — Henry Grady, Richard Dowling and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. A committee at each […]
  
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• New med school to offer focus on border health

  15-01-2016 09:01
  
  The planned Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces will have a health policy institute with a special focus on the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• Snyder asks Obama for emergency declaration in water crisis

  15-01-2016 08:28
  
  FLINT, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has asked President Barack Obama to issue an emergency and major disaster declaration amid a drinking water crisis in Flint that began months ago. Snyder’s office said in a statement late Thursday night it had asked for the declarations and is seeking additional federal aid for both individuals […]
  
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• Calif. utility understated levels of cancer-causing chemical

  15-01-2016 08:25
  
  LOS ANGELES — The utility whose leaking natural gas well has driven thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes acknowledged that it understated the number of times airborne levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have spiked during the crisis. Southern California Gas Co. had been saying on its website and in emails to The […]
  
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• Updated: Should lottery winners' names be secret? States debate issue

  15-01-2016 08:19
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even a jackpot isn't enough to buy anonymity for many lottery winners, whose names are…
  
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• Should lottery winners’ names be secret? States debate issue

  15-01-2016 08:19
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Even a jackpot isn’t enough to buy anonymity for many lottery winners, whose names are often made public by state law. But now it’s becoming increasingly possible for big winners to hide their identity, and lottery executives are trying to strike a balance between ensuring privacy and safety while still proving […]
  
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• Valley High campus set for major construction

  15-01-2016 08:05
  
  Bad news, Valley High basketball fans.After the regular season, both the boys and girl ...
  
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• Sports Speak Up! Jan. 15

  15-01-2016 08:05
  
  I HOPE SOMEONE I HOPE SOMEONE informed the folks at New Mexico Tech that those regular tremors from the Albuquerque area on Wednesday night had nothing to do with earth tectonics. It was just the result of Lobo players being knocked down on a regular basis by the “Lady” Rebels. MMA basketball in The Pit. […]
  
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