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• Colorado seeking right mix for oil and water supplies

  15-02-2016 23:57
  
  DURANGO, Colo. — Oil and water don’t mix, especially in southwestern Colorado where a debate continues over what to do with 3,000 proposed oil and gas wells as water supplies and drilling rigs get closer together. Mancos Valley farmer Mike Nolan said water should take precedence over oil and gas development as the federal government […]
  
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• Antarctica study: Iceberg nearly erases penguin population

  15-02-2016 23:57
  
  Scientists say an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have been wiped out on Antarctica's Cape Denison.
  
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• Trader Joe’s commits to cage-free eggs after activists’ outcry

  15-02-2016 23:54
  
  Trader Joe’s announced Friday that it would sell eggs from only cage-free hens in stores throughout the country by 2025, news celebrated by animal rights activists who had been pressing the grocery discounter to make the change. Last year, restaurant chains and food manufacturers made similar announcements, marking a monumental shift in the egg industry […]
  
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• ACVB releases 2016 visitors’ guide

  15-02-2016 23:39
  
  The Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau has released its 2016 Official Albuquerque Visitors Guide. Features in this year’s 80-page guide include 2016 anniversary highlights for area attractions, unique Albuquerque souvenirs and pages dedicated to beginner, intermediate and advanced outdoor activities. In addition, the entertainment district pages feature well-known locals listing their top three things to […]
  
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• Skin device gets FDA approval after testing in ABQ

  15-02-2016 23:31
  
  An Albuquerque doctor who was part of an FDA trial for a recently approved aesthetic medical device would like to see the product eventually manufactured in New Mexico. When the FDA approved Vivace micro-needling with radio-frequency (electrical) energy in January, New Mexico Facial Plastics had two years of  experience testing the device on 125 local […]
  
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• Deadly airstrikes hit hospitals, school in northern Syria

  15-02-2016 23:27
  
  BEIRUT — Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as government troops backed by Russian warplanes pressed a major offensive north of Aleppo. The raids came days after Russia and other […]
  
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• Updated: Texas judge disclosed details about Scalia's health

  15-02-2016 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Texas county judge who decided no autopsy was needed following the death of Supreme Court Justice…
  
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• Texas judge raises new questions about Scalia’s health

  15-02-2016 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON — The Texas county judge who decided no autopsy was needed following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has raised new questions about Scalia’s health in the days before he died. Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara told The Associated Press on Monday she spoke with Scalia’s doctor on the day he was […]
  
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• Ethics commission proposal faces scrutiny in Senate panel

  15-02-2016 23:12
  
  A House-approved proposal to create an independent ethics commission ran into a thicket of technical questions in its first Senate committee today, though at least one senator insisted he wasn’t trying to kill the measure. After nearly two hours of questioning in the Senate Rules Committee, the ethics committee plan was eventually held over so that […]
  
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• APD: Arrest made in early January murder

  15-02-2016 23:11
  
  Late Sunday night, U.S. Marshals arrested the suspect accused of killing a man in an argument over broken windows in early January, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Detectives had been looking for Darrius Valles, 21, since Jan. 5 when he allegedly shot 43-year-old Jerry Jennings in the head on the 1300 […]
  
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• Updated: APD: Device that caused Sunport scare was not a real bomb

  15-02-2016 22:29
  
  Albuquerque police say the pipe bomb found wedged in the undercarriage of a rental car was not a real bomb. Officer Simon Drobik said he believes the parts that made up the pipe bomb looked real, but that federal officials say it wasn’t real. The scare shut down the rental car area for hours Sunday […]
  
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• Pulitzer prize-winning composer Steven Stucky dies at 66

  15-02-2016 21:52
  
  ITHACA, N.Y. — A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, longtime Cornell University faculty member and resident composer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic has died. Steven Stucky was 66. His publicist, Jessica Lustig, says Stucky died Sunday at his home in Ithaca after having aggressive brain cancer. Stucky won a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for his “Second Concerto […]
  
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• New: DA to appeal ruling in Nehemiah Griego murder case

  15-02-2016 20:32
  
  District Attorney Kari Brandenburg on Monday said her office will appeal a decision by Children’s Court Judge John Romero to sentence Nehemiah Griego as a juvenile in connection with his killing of five family members. After a seven-day hearing to determine if Griego, who was charged as a serious youthful offender, was amenable to treatment […]
  
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• Updated: Police searching for 2 suspects in veteran’s killing at ATM

  15-02-2016 19:38
  
  Albuquerque homicide detectives have filed arrest warrants for two people wanted in the slaying of a veteran who was shot at an ATM nearly two weeks ago. Police are searching for Matthew Chavez, 25, and Veronica Trimble, 22, in connection with the death of Tyler Lackey on Feb. 5. “These subjects should be considered armed […]
  
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• More record high temps forecast for Phoenix in coming days

  15-02-2016 18:59
  
  PHOENIX — Forecasts indicate more record high temperatures are on tap for parts of Arizona this week, with temperatures in the deserts expected to reach 90 degrees. The National Weather Service forecasts Phoenix will have highs of 89 on Tuesday and 92 on Wednesday, above the previous records for the dates of 84 and 88 […]
  
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• Avondale police say shooting of man may have been accidental

  15-02-2016 18:59
  
  AVONDALE, Ariz. — Avondale police say a 19-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting that may have been accidental. Police say the shooting occurred early Monday morning as two young men were reportedly handling a gun that discharged, wounding one of the two men. Police took an 18-year-old man into custody. Other details were […]
  
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• EPA: Local officials to get role in Gold King Superfund site

  15-02-2016 18:05
  
  SILVERTON, Colo. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has promised to involve local officials as much as practical in any decisions about a possible Superfund cleanup around the site of a massive mine spill in southwestern Colorado. The EPA made the pledge in a letter to the town of Silverton and San Juan County dated […]
  
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• Presidents Day could be windy, snowy in northern Colorado

  15-02-2016 17:39
  
  DENVER — High wind and snow could cause trouble over a large swath of northern Colorado on Presidents Day. The north-central mountains are under a winter weather advisory Monday, with snow and blowing snow making travel hazardous. The National Weather Service says the advisory extends from Aspen and Fairplay on the south to the Wyoming […]
  
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• Udall, Heinrich urge Senate vote on Scalia’s replacement

  15-02-2016 17:24
  
  New Mexico’s U.S. senators offered condolences to the family of  deceased Supreme court Justice Antonin Scalia and stepped into the debate over whether President Barack Obama should nominate Scalia’s replacement or allow the next president to do it. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats, said Obama should appoint Scalia’s successor and each called on the […]
  
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• Blacks participating more in stock investing, study shows

  15-02-2016 17:04
  
  CHICAGO — Long fearful of the stock market, black Americans generally have stayed clear of stocks and mutual funds for generations, and consequently many with solid incomes have lagged far behind whites in accumulating wealth. But the trend is starting to turn, with 401(k) plans making blacks less reluctant than past generations about investing, a […]
  
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• Venture capitalists increase scrutiny on startup deals amid stock market anxiety

  15-02-2016 16:56
  
  LOS ANGELES — On the fundraising trail this month, entrepreneur Jason Fritton is getting an unusual question from venture capitalists: How soon can you produce profits? Making money quickly was rarely a demand during a near-record influx of startup capital, with investment into U.S. startups rising to almost $60 billion last year from $30 billion […]
  
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• Is child support taxable income?

  15-02-2016 16:56
  
  In 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, the amount of child support owed in the United States was $32.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of that, $22.5 billion was received, the bureau said in a January report. Whether you are on the paying or receiving end of child support, […]
  
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• Employer offers new perk — help millennials with college loan debt

  15-02-2016 16:55
  
  MILWAUKEE — Michelle Loke is one of the lucky ones. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the 23-year-old must pay off debt accumulated to keep up with historic increases in the cost of higher education. But her employer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, is about to shave about 2 1/2 years off her […]
  
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• 2 tax mistakes made by the rich

  15-02-2016 16:55
  
  People who develop the skill to earn, invest and create large sums of money still make tax mistakes. From failing to understand tax-loss-harvesting rules to a lack of knowledge about international investing laws, these errors cost rich people both time and money. Here are two key tax mistakes rich people need to avoid if they […]
  
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• Getting Started: How to not stay young and penniless

  15-02-2016 16:54
  
  When I was in my early 20s, I was living in a mouse-infested apartment and counting every penny. If you’re young and in a similar situation, let me tell you from experience: There’s hope! Your diet, one day, will include more than ramen noodle packs and you won’t have to snuggle up with a mouse […]
  
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• ‘GoSnow’ mobile app connects strangers, friends on slopes

  15-02-2016 16:52
  
  ASPEN, Colo. — Whether you’re planning a ski trip to a foreign destination or wondering which of your friends are on the mountain, the GoSnow mobile app may make your life on the slopes a lot easier. Created by former Aspen snowboard instructor Sean Bellerby and instructor Scott Anfang, GoSnow serves to connect skiers and […]
  
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• Space tourism projects at a glance

  15-02-2016 16:48
  
  Virgin Galactic later this month in Mojave, California, is preparing to roll out its new SpaceShipTwo, a vehicle the company hopes will one day take tourists to the edge of space. It comes roughly 15½ months since an earlier incarnation was destroyed in a test flight, killing one of the pilots. Despite the setback, the […]
  
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• Main Street holds up as Wall Street struggles, for a change

  15-02-2016 16:46
  
  NEW YORK — Wall Street is hurting, and Main Street doesn’t care. It’s got burgers and cars to buy. Big losses in stock markets around the world this year have the wingtip-set fretting, but regular consumers across the United States are confident enough to open their wallets and spend more. It’s an about-face from the […]
  
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• Reality tempers optimism in coal country after court ruling

  15-02-2016 16:45
  
  MADISON, W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a commodity that is hard to come by in coal country: hope. Hope that by blocking a new federal rule cutting power-plant emissions, the court has turned the tide after years of regulations and declining production. Hope that the jobs that once brought good wages to […]
  
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• Greek farmers end blockade of central Athens in tax dispute

  15-02-2016 16:44
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Greek farmers protesting planned tax hikes and pension changes have left a central Athens square where they had been camped out since Friday but are vowing to keep protesting until the government listens. The farmers, who had set up 68 blockades with tractors and agricultural vehicles on highways across Greece, will convene […]
  
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• Dallas billionaire Perot, 85, dedicates museum at alma mater

  15-02-2016 16:44
  
  TEXARKANA, Texas — Dallas billionaire Ross Perot (puh-ROH’) has helped dedicate a museum in his name at the East Texas college he once attended. The 85-year-old Perot visited Texarkana College on Friday to dedicate the Ross Perot Leadership Museum. Texarkana College was facing a more than $3 million shortfall when Perot in 2012 donated $1 […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: European stocks surge in Japan’s slipstream

  15-02-2016 16:41
  
  HONG KONG — World stocks rallied on Monday, led by a jump in Japan’s main index, amid hopes for more stimulus from central banks in Europe and Japan. With Wall Street closed for Presidents’ Day, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 soared 7.2 percent to close at 16,022.58, rebounding from last week’s slump to post its second […]
  
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• The Latest: European stocks surge in Japan’s slipstream

  15-02-2016 16:41
  
  LONDON — The latest on the turmoil in global financial markets (all times local): 11:55 a.m. European stock markets are posting big gains, buoyed by euphoria from the Japanese trading session. Among the main indexes, Germany’s DAX is up 3 percent while the CAC-40 in France is 3.6 percent higher. The Stoxx 600 index of […]
  
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• ECB chief: parts of Europe banking system ‘face challenges’

  15-02-2016 16:34
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says some eurozone banks “face challenges” but that the system is more resilient due to oversight that was strengthened after the global financial crisis. Draghi said Monday that thanks to new supervision at the European Union level, banks were in a position to bring down the […]
  
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• Cancer patients snagged in health law’s tangled paperwork

  15-02-2016 16:34
  
  WASHINGTON — Walt Whitlow was under treatment for cancer when he got an unwelcome surprise. His financial assistance under President Barack Obama’s health care law got slashed. That meant his premium quadrupled and his deductible went from $900 to $4,600. Hundreds of thousands of people lose subsidies under the health law, or even their policies, […]
  
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• Euless police seek to ID body found during grass fire

  15-02-2016 16:28
  
  EULESS, Texas — Investigators are trying to identify a body discovered when North Texas firefighters put out a grass fire. Euless police did not immediately release the gender or approximate age of the person whose body was discovered Sunday in the small fire near Highway 360. Police Lt. Brandon Zachary says firefighters who located the […]
  
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• 8-mile stretch of US 60 to be closed for 4 hours Thursday

  15-02-2016 16:28
  
  SUPERIOR, Ariz. — A stretch of U.S. 60 in east-central Arizona will be closed for four hours on Thursday for construction work that involves blasting and removal of debris. The Arizona Department of Transportation says eastbound traffic will be stopped east of Superior and westbound traffic will be stopped west of Miami from 9 a.m. […]
  
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• Planned Parenthood clinic to reopen after fatal shootings

  15-02-2016 16:00
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado Springs plans to reopen three months after a gunman killed three people and injured nine. Only part of the building will be in use Monday when the clinic resumes operations because repairs are still underway. The clinic was heavily damaged in the shootings and rescues […]
  
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• Jodi Arias loses visitation privileges after crude remark

  15-02-2016 15:58
  
  PHOENIX — Convicted murder Jodi Arias will not be receiving visitors anytime soon. KNXV-TV in Phoenix says (http://bit.ly/1XoJjuq) Arias has lost visitation privileges for roughly 200 days as punishment for calling a female correctional officer a vulgar name. According to an Arizona Department of Corrections report, Arias referred to the officer on Feb. 3 in […]
  
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• Funeral for Colorado deputy; teen suspected in shooting

  15-02-2016 15:58
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Law enforcement colleagues are gathering in western Colorado to mourn a sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed by a suspect whom prosecutors have described as a teen drifter who used drugs and stole guns. Friends and relatives of Derek Geer also are expected at Monday’s funeral, along with many who […]
  
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• Geoff Grammer’s AP Top 25 men’s basketball ballot for Feb. 15

  15-02-2016 09:13
  
  Each week, Journal staff writer Geoff Grammer publishes his Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball ballot.
  
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• Zika prompts abortion discussion

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO–Before her son was born, Danielle Alves didn't know Luiz Gustavo would have ...
  
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• Valentine’s Day a busy one for volunteer judges in ABQ

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  Lovebirds find simplicity in court weddings
  
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• Suspicious device found on rental car

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  A mechanic working on vehicle near the Sunport early Sunday called police
  
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• Speed limit at I-25, Paseo is confusing

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  Reader says, "I try to adhere to the 40 limit, but just about every other driver passes me by at what I imagine is 60."
  
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• Presidents Day closings

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  Schedule for government offices and services for holiday
  
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• Open season on GOP Hispanics

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  SAN DIEGO–Democrats have a creepy new parlor game: pushing the concept that Ted Cruz and M ...
  
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• Obama tells Putin to stop airstrikes on moderates in Syria

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  WASHINGTON —— President Barack Obama spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to call ...
  
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• Obama, Ryan have similar ideas on helping the poor

  15-02-2016 08:02
  
  WASHINGTON–For the first time since the modern budget process was initiated more than 40 y ...
  
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