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• NM pot producer wants to team up with pueblos

  01-03-2016 23:37
  
  Duke Rodriguez, founder of Ultra Health LLC, said his $5 million production and dispensary project with the Las Vegas Paiute tribe could serve as a model for a similar deal in coming months with a pueblo in New Mexico.
  
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• Homecoming for 2 spacemen after year aloft: ‘We did it!’

  01-03-2016 23:29
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronaut Scott Kelly closed the door Tuesday to an unprecedented year in space for NASA, flying back to the planet and loved ones he left behind last March. Kelly and his roommate for the past 340 days, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, check out of the International Space Station on Tuesday night, […]
  
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• Albuquerque man accused of killing wife gets life in prison

  01-03-2016 23:02
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife nearly 50 times in front of their two young sons has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder. A judge sentenced Jerry Chavez to life in prison Tuesday. He will be eligible for parole after 30 years. Chavez was accused of breaking into […]
  
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• Former lawmaker to head ABQ Realtors association

  01-03-2016 22:21
  
  Kent Cravens is taking over from Janice McCrary, who is retiring after heading theGreater Albuquerque Association of Realtors for 10 years.
  
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• The Latest: Cruz needles Trump over tax information

  01-03-2016 22:20
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race, with attention focused on the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Saturday (all times local): 10:25 p.m. Ted Cruz is needling rival Donald Trump over the billionaire businessman’s reluctance to release his tax information. On Saturday night, Cruz joined Marco Rubio in releasing tax information. […]
  
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• Las Cruces man breaks into store for cigarettes, leaves cash

  01-03-2016 22:02
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A Las Cruces man is accused of breaking into a convenience store to take a pack of cigarettes, but making sure to pay for them. Police say 24-year-old Ellis Battista is facing a charge of breaking and entering, which is a fourth-degree felony. They say Battista went to purchase a pack […]
  
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• NY court says fraud suit over Trump University can continue

  01-03-2016 21:50
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York court on Tuesday refused to throw out a fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump over his former school for real estate investors. The Appellate Division unanimously rejected Trump’s request to dismiss the 2013 suit, ruling that a six-year statute of limitations applies. The four justices also denied New York Attorney […]
  
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• Judge tosses ballot challenge against Cruz in Illinois

  01-03-2016 21:50
  
  CHICAGO — A judge has dismissed a claim that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz isn’t eligible for the Illinois ballot because he was born in Canada. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby tossed the case on a technicality Tuesday. Kirby says the suburban Chicago attorney who filed the complaint, Lawrence Joyce, failed to […]
  
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• Capitol Hill Buzz: Tampons, pads for free at shelters

  01-03-2016 21:50
  
  WASHINGTON — Tampons and sanitary pads will soon be available for free to women and girls at homeless shelters. Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that she had convinced the Federal Emergency Management Agency to add feminine hygiene products to the list of key items that can be bought with grant money at shelters. Meng […]
  
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• Thousands attend funeral of Pakistani who killed governor

  01-03-2016 21:49
  
  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Tens of thousands of Pakistanis chanting anti-government slogans on Tuesday attended the funeral of a police officer executed the day before for assassinating a secular governor in 2011 over accusations of blasphemy. As a precaution against violence, authorities closed all schools and stepped up security in Islamabad and the adjacent city of […]
  
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• Migrants occupy shanty rooftops to protest Calais demolition

  01-03-2016 21:49
  
  CALAIS, France — About two dozen people protesting the demolition of a sprawling migrant camp in northern France climbed onto shanty rooftops on Tuesday, briefly stalling the tear-down. Bulldozer crews plowed through blustery, damp winds, working around the protesters, who ultimately came down from the buildings. By mid-afternoon, the demolition was proceeding unimpeded. Earlier in […]
  
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• New Mexico Gov. Martinez to sign bill on DWI penalties

  01-03-2016 21:30
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is expected to sign a bill aimed at toughening state penalties on drunken driving offenses. Martinez is scheduled Tuesday to sign the measure in Albuquerque at the New Mexico State Police headquarters. The measure would require tougher sentencing guidelines for repeat drunken driving offenders. In addition, it […]
  
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• Man facing charges for bringing gun to high school in Anthem, Ariz.

  01-03-2016 21:29
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities say a man is facing felony charges for allegedly bringing a gun onto the campus of his former high school in Anthem. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say 18-year-old Luis Barragan was booked into jail early Tuesday. Sheriff’s deputies were called Monday morning after receiving reports of someone leaving Boulder Creek High with […]
  
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• The Latest: Police ID black man fatally shot by officer

  01-03-2016 21:28
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The Latest on the shooting of a suspect by a Raleigh police officer (all times local): 2:50 p.m. The State Bureau of Investigation is confirming the identity of a black man who was fatally shot by a police officer. The agency says 24-year-old Akiel Denkins, of Raleigh, was killed and that agents […]
  
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• Facebook’s Latin American boss arrested in Brazil

  01-03-2016 21:28
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Sao Paulo have arrested Facebook’s most senior executive in Latin America in the latest clash between Brazilian authorities and the social media company over its refusal to provide private information about its users to law enforcement. A Tuesday news release says that Facebook’s vice president for Latin America, Diego […]
  
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• Chama River Microbar closes; Replacement in the works

  01-03-2016 21:27
  
  Parent company seeks to expand its Draft Station concept
  
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• Hachette Book Group to acquire the Perseus Books Group

  01-03-2016 21:17
  
  NEW YORK — Two years after a planned deal fell through, Hachette Book Group is purchasing the Perseus Books Group, bringing together two of the country’s largest publishers. The companies issued separate statements Tuesday. They announced that Hachette had acquired Perseus’ publishing division, an extensive network of imprints that includes Basic Books, PublicAffairs and Running […]
  
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• Oreo bakers union, Mondelez halt negotiations

  01-03-2016 21:10
  
  CHICAGO — The tense standoff between Mondelez International, the global snack food company that owns the longtime Chicago Nabisco bakery, and its bakers union continues as the prospect of a strike looms. At midnight Monday, the local contract covering the bakers union employees at the Oreo plant expired, along with seven other local contracts at […]
  
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• Chaves County’s recently convened grand jury indicts 7

  01-03-2016 19:44
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — The recently convened grand jury in Chaves County has issued its first indictments. The Roswell Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/1QpwQCd ) that the jury on Thursday returned criminal indictments against seven people, all in connection to alleged drug offenses. Judges of the Fifth Judicial District in December exercised their authority to convene the […]
  
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• Colorado man arrested after yelling at, spitting on deputies

  01-03-2016 19:40
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A Colorado man is facing criminal charges after spitting on deputies and yelling that he was glad another deputy had been killed. The Grand Junction Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/216RMTA ) that authorities say 32-year-old Jesus Villarruel of Grand Junction began yelling and cussing at citizens in the Mesa County Justice Center lobby […]
  
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• NM Technology Council to recognize six women at awards ceremony

  01-03-2016 18:07
  
  The New Mexico Technology Council will recognize six women for their achievements at the group’s annual Women in Technology awards celebration Thursday at the Sandia Golf Club. The council also will recognize six high school students for their achievements in computing and award a $5,000 scholarship to one woman now working in technology to help […]
  
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• Breaking: APD: 1-year-old boy covered in bruises; mom’s boyfriend charged in his death

  01-03-2016 18:03
  
  Paramedics responding to a rescue call in northeast Albuquerque Monday afternoon found a one-year-old baby covered in bruises and a crowd of neighbors trying to help his mother revive him, according to court documents. It was too late and the baby was pronounced dead on the scene. Detectives arrested 28-year-old Jorge Ortega, the boyfriend of the […]
  
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• High court limits state power to gather health care data

  01-03-2016 17:45
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says state officials can’t force certain health insurers to turn over reams of data revealing how much they pay for medical claims. The justices ruled 6-2 that efforts by Vermont and at least 17 other states to gather and analyze the data conflict with federal law covering reporting requirements for […]
  
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• When male leaders ask for help, do they get penalized?

  01-03-2016 16:59
  
  PITTSBURGH — Gone are the days when the business world expected men to act like men and never ask for help. Or are they? While no management consultant would advise male leaders to clam up instead of asking their subordinates for assistance, research suggests that men who seek help are perceived as less than — […]
  
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• Community on edge after officer shoots man during chase

  01-03-2016 16:59
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The neighborhood where a police officer fatally shot a man during a foot chase is on edge Tuesday, awaiting answers in one of the latest police shootings in a predominantly African-American community. Eyewitnesses have offered descriptions of what happened Monday, including a woman who said a black man was shot in the […]
  
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• Your Office Coach: How to manage your former peer

  01-03-2016 16:57
  
  Q: Two months ago, after my manager moved to another department, I was chosen to replace him. Three of my four co-workers welcomed this decision, saying they always assumed I would be his successor. The fourth one, “Ron,” also applied for the position and was clearly not happy with the outcome. When I asked my […]
  
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• Workplace silence is bad for your company

  01-03-2016 16:57
  
  So, you have a perfectly functional workplace where things are getting done adequately — but the office has become one of those too-quiet places where you can drop a dime on the carpet and hear it echo up and down the hallway. Closed doors, staggered schedules and jobs designed to be performed only at a […]
  
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• Liz Reyer: Asking for help can lessen your stresses

  01-03-2016 16:57
  
  Q: I am under so much pressure, and don’t really see it changing. Between my kids and aging parent, and between my boss and my staff, it seems like everyone needs a piece of me. How can I keep it all together and still have something left for myself? I’m just plain tired. A: It’s […]
  
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• Diane Stafford: Two weeks’ notice may be nice, but it’s not required

  01-03-2016 16:57
  
  It’s common in the U.S. workplace to give two weeks’ notice when quitting a job. Many workers are surprised it’s not a law. Unless you work on a contract that specifies a job’s end, it’s unlikely you’re required to give advance notice before leaving. But before you quit — or consider it — you should […]
  
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• Rex Huppke: Fired Yelp worker’s rant doesn’t make all millennials ‘entitled’

  01-03-2016 16:56
  
  So a millennial recently wrote a somewhat grating blog post about how hard it is to live in San Francisco when you have a low-paying customer service job. She worked for Yelp, and her post was written as a letter to the company’s CEO, Jeremy Stoppelman, explaining that she was not making a living wage. […]
  
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• Historical stone house near Las Cruces partially collapses

  01-03-2016 16:56
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A historical stone house on a popular canyon hiking trail near Las Cruces has partially collapsed. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://goo.gl/LkWYzg) that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently received reports about the damage to the house located on the main trail in Soledad Canyon. But BLM spokeswoman Deborah Stevens […]
  
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• US manufacturing shrinks for fifth straight month

  01-03-2016 16:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Factory activity in the United States and China — the world’s top two economies — slowed in February, reflecting and contributing to worldwide economic weakness. In the United States, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday that its manufacturing index rose to 49.5 last month from 48.2 in January. But anything below 50 […]
  
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• Portales attorney again files for dismissal of molestation charges

  01-03-2016 16:55
  
  Local Defense Attorney Jennifer Burrill once again filed a motion to have charges dismissed against an alleged child molester on Friday. Portales man Marco Nunez, 38, was arrested in April 2015, then again in June, for charges of criminal sexual contact and penetration of a minor under 13 years old as well as unlawful exhibition […]
  
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• Mexican national gets 40 years for Texas sex trafficking ring

  01-03-2016 16:54
  
  HOUSTON — A Mexican man who ran a sex trafficking ring in Texas has been sentenced to 40 years in a U.S. prison. Gerardo Salazar of Mexico City was sentenced Monday in Houston. Salazar in October pleaded guilty to four counts of harboring illegal immigrants for the purpose of prostitution. Prosecutors say the 51-year-old Salazar […]
  
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• Mesilla considers colonia designation

  01-03-2016 16:53
  
  MESILLA – Mesilla officials estimate the price tag to meet Mesilla’s basic infrastructure needs — such as water, sewer and roads — are about 10 times the revenues available to improve them. To compensate, they’re contemplating designating at least part of the town a colonia — which would allow it to apply for state and […]
  
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• Eddy County to discuss Pecos River cleanup

  01-03-2016 16:51
  
  EDDY COUNTY- Eddy County Commissioners on Tuesday will discuss two ordinances regarding liquid waste and vegetation and Riverblitz, an annual volunteer event to clean up the Pecos River. Director of Community Services Wesley Hooper is scheduled to request a public hearing on the two ordinances, which regulate the disposal of liquid waste and vegetation nuisances. […]
  
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• Saguaro National Park celebrates 83rd birthday

  01-03-2016 16:50
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Saguaro National Park will be celebrating its birthday and the anniversary of a 100-year-old saguaro at its visitor center. The desert park is 83 years old on Tuesday. A saguaro that was planted 50 years ago is also now 100 years old, and the park wants to commemorate it. Officials say Sunny […]
  
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• Alamogordo contractor admits to distributing attack flyer

  01-03-2016 16:50
  
  Local contractor Rick Wilson is not only livid but out right hopping mad at Alamogordo city government and District 3 Commissioner Robert Rentschler. Wilson admitted he made and passed out the Failed Leadership flyers comparing Rentschler to Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini on the front. Mayor Susie Galea took responsibility for the words on the back […]
  
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• AZ House plans to debate free speech protections for colleges

  01-03-2016 16:47
  
  PHOENIX — The House is set to debate two measures protecting students’ rights to free speech on college campuses. Republican Rep. Paul Boyer of Phoenix sponsored a bill that would award attorney fees and at least $500 to students who are successful in lawsuits against universities and community colleges for illegally restricting First Amendment rights. […]
  
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• February 2016 goes down as 1 of the warmest ever for Phoenix

  01-03-2016 16:46
  
  PHOENIX — February 2016 was one of the warmest ever for Phoenix. National Weather Service meteorologists say six high-temperature records were shattered in Phoenix, including the record for most days at 80 degrees or above in the month. That streak reached 20 days on Monday’s high temperature. February 2016 now ranks as one of the […]
  
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• Union: St. Vincent firing workers for union activity

  01-03-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–Sharon Argenbright is the most recent of three union leaders fired from Christus...
  
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• SFIS, St. Michael’s try to move on

  01-03-2016 08:05
  
  Hoping to move on from an ugly incident last month at a boys basketball game, administrators for San ...
  
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• Santa Fe election centers on District 1 council contest

  01-03-2016 08:05
  
  Candidates increase spending ahead of vote
  
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• Try turning your yoga practice upside down

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  Hanging around upside down could help bring you to your senses.Two South Florida yoga...
  
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• Studies: Experimental devices show promise in HIV prevention

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  In the fight against HIV, women have been severely limited in what they can do to protect themselves against the virus and ...
  
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• She got her wish, and now she’ll pass it on

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  ORANGE, Calif.–Her goal in life is to grant wishes like a princess in a fairy tale. ...
  
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• Patient moves prosthetic fingers with mind

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  BALTIMORE–After Darth Vader lopped off Luke Skywalker's hand in the movie "The Empire Stri ...
  
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• Mention baby’s small head to mother

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  Q: My 4-month-old grandson is a delightful, smiley baby, but he looks abnormal to me–it lo ...
  
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• It’s elementary, my dear voters

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  WASHINGTON–Have you completed the third grade?If so, this may be why you are ...
  
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• Health briefs

  01-03-2016 08:02
  
  Doctors without Borders, a nonprofit that provides medical services in underserved reg ...
  
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