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• The Latest: Bundy refuses to enter plea in Nevada US court

  10-03-2016 23:57
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Latest on criminal charges in separate standoffs in Nevada and Oregon (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Jailed rancher Cliven Bundy refused to acknowledge federal authority and declined to enter a plea in a U.S. court to criminal charges that he that he led an armed standoff against federal agents two years […]
  
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• Some anti-Trump GOPs turn to Ohio, where Kasich could win

  10-03-2016 23:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republicans hoping to stop presidential candidate Donald Trump were quickly deploying forces in Ohio Thursday as one of their last battlefronts ahead of Tuesday’s crucial cluster of winner-take-all primaries. Some anti-Trump groups said they were rushing to air television advertisements in Ohio, where home-state Gov. John Kasich has crept into a dead […]
  
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• Iran insists its missile tests do not violate nuclear deal

  10-03-2016 23:46
  
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the missile tests carried out by the country’s Revolutionary Guard this week do not violate Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution. According to ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the missiles were “conventional defensive instruments and they were merely for […]
  
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• Updated: Trump, GOP rivals ready to rumble in crucial debate

  10-03-2016 23:34
  
  MIAMI — Donald Trump is promising a softer debate when he and his remaining Republican rivals square off Thursday night in their final meeting before next week’s all-important big-state presidential primaries. He’s also vowing to “finish off what you have to finish off” — raising questions about which Trump will show up. Each of the […]
  
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• Trump’s rough handling of rally dissenters stirs questions

  10-03-2016 23:34
  
  To Rakeem Jones, flanked on all sides by uniformed sheriff’s deputies, it was more than just the shock of being ejected from a political rally for Donald Trump. The black man felt as if he was being transported back in time. “It’s not the America they portray on TV,” the 26-year-old said, the day after […]
  
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• Updated: US rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case

  10-03-2016 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON — A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account tied to one of the San Bernardino attackers did not effectively thwart the investigation into the shooting, FBI officials said in a court filing Thursday as part of the Justice Department’s ongoing encryption dispute with Apple Inc. FBI Director James Comey testified before […]
  
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• Republicans dig in on blocking Obama’s court nominee

  10-03-2016 22:48
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court needs to operate with a full contingent of nine justices, while signaling his nominee would come soon. Republicans are standing firm in opposition to any election-year confirmation of a Democratic president’s pick, with one GOP senator conceding it would be different if Obama were a conservative. […]
  
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• Phoenix councilman sparks outrage with anti-gay remarks

  10-03-2016 22:47
  
  PHOENIX — Gay rights organizations called on a Phoenix city councilman to resign Thursday in the wake of video showing him bemoaning same-sex marriage and transgender people’s use of restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. Several activists and fellow Democrats said Councilman Michael Nowakowski, who has supported gay rights in the past, had broken […]
  
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• Colorado may set up vaccine database to track kids

  10-03-2016 22:47
  
  DENVER — A new Colorado database tracking kids who have not been vaccinated moved ahead in the state Legislature Thursday. But the measure faces stiff opposition. Republicans gave the bill a lengthy debate, saying a database could open the door to shaming parents who have opted not to vaccinate their children. And a last-minute mix-up […]
  
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• Migrants stuck at closed borders, others seeking new routes

  10-03-2016 22:46
  
  IDOMENI, Greece — Desperate migrants and refugees piled up Thursday in fetid fields of mud at a closed border crossing as officials warned that a well-trodden route to Europe used by hundreds of thousands in the past year was no longer available. With the closure of the migrant trail through the Balkans from Greece to […]
  
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• Metro-area home sales up 15.6 percent in Feb.

  10-03-2016 22:46
  
  With inventory tight in the Albuquerque area, monthly sales of detached, single-family homes still topped the 600-plus mark for February, a 15.6 percent increase over the same period last year and the most homes sold in February since 2007, according to the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors. The association reported Thursday that 638 homes sold […]
  
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• California lawmakers approve raising smoking age to 21

  10-03-2016 22:45
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, approving a measure that would make the nation’s most populous state only the second to put legal tobacco products out of the reach of most teenagers. Before it can become law, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown must sign the legislation, […]
  
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• Man launches state rep. campaign while on ankle monitor

  10-03-2016 22:44
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man is campaigning for a state representative seat despite the monitor on his ankle. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2233pR4 ) that Democrat Christopher Berkheimer is looking to unseat incumbent Rep. Christine Trujillo, also an Albuquerque Democrat. He is currently in the Community Custody Program for violating a protection order against him. On […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Clinton courts NC with public education pledge

  10-03-2016 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential race ahead of Thursday’s GOP debate and the March 15 primaries (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Hillary Clinton is rallying support ahead of North Carolina’s primary Tuesday, saying the nation needs to overcome barriers preventing students from receiving a good education. She’s pointing to what she suggested is […]
  
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• A wheezing, unloved bull market tries to keep running

  10-03-2016 22:20
  
  NEW YORK — It’s been seven years since one of the stock market’s best-ever runs began, but the anniversary is passing without a party yet again. This bull market is the third-longest in history, and investors in mutual funds that track the broad U.S. market have more than tripled their money since a 6 percent […]
  
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• Gov names Scott Weaver to head Department of Public Safety

  10-03-2016 22:02
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez has named a new secretary of the Department of Public Safety. He’s Scott Weaver, a former state police officer who has been serving as the  department’s deputy secretary. Weaver succeeds Greg Fouratt, who left the job last month to become a U.S. magistrate judge in Las Cruces. Weaver was a state police officer from […]
  
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• Feds invest nearly $7M in small business to boost clean tech

  10-03-2016 21:46
  
  The U.S. Department of Energy is investing nearly $7 million in 33 small businesses across the country in hopes of building partnerships with national laboratories that can speed up the development of clean energy technology. Officials with the department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced the businesses selected for the first round of […]
  
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• Sandia shows off tech transfer products

  10-03-2016 21:35
  
  A delegation of federal officials will join leaders from Sandia National Laboratories this afternoon for a “technology transfer showcase” in Albuquerque that will highlight some of the work Sandia does in partnership with small businesses. The event will include technology demonstrations and presentations by three local firms that are benefiting from technical assistance through the […]
  
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• Company owner requires workers to have firearm at the office

  10-03-2016 21:17
  
  ATLANTA — The decision by the owner of a small insurance company to require his employees to carry firearms at the office has sparked a debate: Would having a gun on the job make you safer, or is it inviting violence into the workplace? Lance Toland said his three offices, based at small airports in […]
  
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• Nestle voluntarily recalls products that might contain glass

  10-03-2016 21:13
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestle USA says it is voluntarily recalling a limited number of DiGiorno, Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s products because of the possibility they might contain small pieces of glass. The food giant said Thursday that the source of the glass is spinach that is a common ingredient in all three brands. The company […]
  
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• Higher stock prices, home values lift US household wealth

  10-03-2016 21:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Americans’ household wealth jumped in the final three months of last year, pushed higher by rising stock prices and greater home values. That leaves many households, particularly wealthy ones, with more money to spend — a potential boost to economic growth. The Federal Reserve said Thursday that U.S. household net worth increased 1.9 […]
  
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• New privacy rules expected for Internet providers

  10-03-2016 21:10
  
  NEW YORK — The federal government is proposing new privacy rules that would make Internet service providers such as cable and phone companies ask your permission in some instances before using and sharing your data. Using customer information could help so-called ISPs make more money from targeted digital advertising, when advertisers are able to show […]
  
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• Girls 4A semifinal: Shiprock 58, SFIS 23

  10-03-2016 20:47
  
  Second-seeded Shiprock cruised to a 58-23 rout of No. 6 Santa Fe Indian School in a girls Class 4A semifinal game on Thursday at The Pit. The Chieftains (30-3) will face No. 5 Hope Christian in Friday‘s championship game in The Pit at 3:30 p.m. Shiprock led SFIS 25-4 at the end of the first […]
  
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• Westmoreland Coal lays off workers at San Juan Mine

  10-03-2016 20:37
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — Westmoreland Coal Co. has laid off an unconfirmed number of workers at San Juan Mine. The Farmington Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/1SDawd4 ) that Westmoreland Executive Vice President of Operations Joe Micheletti on Wednesday confirmed that there was a workforce reduction at the Farmington mine. Micheletti declined to say how many workers were […]
  
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• Girls 6A semifinal: Cibola 59, Carlsbad 28

  10-03-2016 19:44
  
  No. 1 CIBOLA 59, No. 4 CARLSBAD 28: At the Star Center, the defending state champions put on a semifinal clinic, overwhelming the Cavegirls on both ends of the court. The Cougars (27-1) clamped down on Carlsbad’s guards with swarming man-to-man pressure, limiting the Cavegirls to 8 for 33 shooting and forcing 17 turnovers. Cibola […]
  
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• Girls 6A: Cibola 59, Carlsbad 28

  10-03-2016 19:44
  
  No. 1 CIBOLA 59, No. 4 CARLSBAD 28: At the Star Center, the defending state champions put on a semifinal clinic, overwhelming the Cavegirls on both ends of the court. The Cougars (27-1) clamped down on Carlsbad’s guards with swarming man-to-man pressure, limiting the Cavegirls to 8 for 33 shooting and forcing 17 turnovers. Cibola […]
  
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• Taylor named marketing director for ACI

  10-03-2016 19:41
  
  Grant Taylor, the former president and CEO of the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, will be taking over as director of communications and marketing for the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. Taylor served as president of the Hobbs Chamber for five years. He’ll start work with ACI on Monday, according to a news release […]
  
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• European Central Bank surprises with broad stimulus action

  10-03-2016 18:53
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank launched an unexpectedly broad array of stimulus measures Thursday aimed at boosting a modest economic recovery in the 19 countries that use the euro and nudging up dangerously low inflation. The steps, which ranged from interest rate cuts to cheap loans to banks, included several measures many analysts hadn’t […]
  
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• Girls 3A: Texico 60, Eunice 54

  10-03-2016 18:34
  
  NO. 2 TEXICO 60, NO. 3 EUNICE 54: The defending Class 3A champion Wolverines survived a furious second-half rally from the Cardinals to advance in semifinal action at the Santa Ana Star Center on Thursday morning. Wolverines senior guard Audrey Wren hit three of four free throws in the game’s final 30 seconds to ice […]
  
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• Girls 3A semifinals: Unbeaten Tularosa survives scare; Texico advances

  10-03-2016 18:34
  
  NO. 1 TULAROSA 74, NO. 4 TOHATCHI 57 (OT): The Wildcats scored the final 19 points of overtime to put away a resilient Cougars squad in a girls Class 3A semifinal at the Santa Ana Star Center on Thursday.  Tularosa (30-0) will move on to play No. 2 seed Texico in the championship at the […]
  
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• Girls 4A semifinals: Hope stuns No. 1 seed, will meet Shiprock in final

  10-03-2016 18:33
  
  Shiprock made it look easy. Hope Christian had to battle. That was the tale of the tape in Thursday’s Class 4A girls semifinals at the Pit as the Chieftains cruised past Santa Fe Indian School and the Huskies upset top-seeded Portales. Hope and Shiprock will meet in the final at the Pit today at 3:30 […]
  
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• Girls 4A: Hope Christian 35, Portales 34

  10-03-2016 18:33
  
  Junior Hanna Valencia made three of four free throws in the final 41 seconds to give fifth-seeded Hope Christian a stunning 35-34 victory over No. 1 Portales in a girls Class 4A semifinal Thursday morning at the Pit. The Huskies (21-9) trailed 27-23 entering the fourth quarter and had been behind most of the game. […]
  
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• Mom shot by 4-year-old apparent gun rights advocate

  10-03-2016 17:51
  
  MIAMI — A northeast Florida woman whose 4-year-old son accidentally shot her in the back while they were traveling in her pickup truck is apparently a gun lover who made numerous social media postings about gun rights. A community Facebook page listed under Jamie Gilt for Gun Sense was filled with posts advocating for gun […]
  
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• Anti-Trump Republicans come to terms with Cruz nomination

  10-03-2016 17:51
  
  MIAMI — As high-stakes elections loom in Florida and Ohio, anxious Republican officials are coming to terms with the idea that their second-least-favorite GOP presidential candidate –Texas conservative Ted Cruz — may be the party’s last best chance to stop Donald Trump. Trump, in turn, is renewing his vigorous criticism of the Texas senator, casting […]
  
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• Police: Trucker used fishing line to flip plate in toll scam

  10-03-2016 17:14
  
  FORT LEE, N.J. — Police say a truck driver used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City. A police officer says he saw 41-year-old Javier Marte of Yonkers, New York, drive through a George Washington Bridge electronic toll lane without the toll registering on […]
  
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• Military to check for water contamination at 664 sites

  10-03-2016 17:14
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The military is beginning to check whether chemicals from its firefighting foam may have contaminated groundwater at hundreds of sites nationwide, according to the Defense Department. The Navy began sampling water at bases in December. At a naval landing field in Virginia, the U.S. Navy is now giving its personnel bottled water […]
  
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• The best apps for buying a house, according to real estate agents

  10-03-2016 16:55
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the Bay Area’s competitive real estate market, agents are always looking for a tech-based advantage. They use FaceTime to sell houses sight-unseen to foreign buyers. They hire drone photographers to get that aerial money shot of the cliff-side mansion that’s about to hit the listings. And they use lots of […]
  
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• Why many millennials are still staying away from homeownership

  10-03-2016 16:53
  
  WASHINGTON — For millions of young adults who make up the largest and best-educated generation in American history, coming of age in the wake of the Great Recession has been particularly painful. With jobs and opportunities scarce, many were forced to return to school or take refuge by moving back in with their parents. The […]
  
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• Rubio relying on super PAC to attack Trump in do-or-die Fla.

  10-03-2016 16:52
  
  WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio is taking a page out of Jeb Bush’s playbook– letting his allied super PAC fight the advertising battle ahead of a must-win primary in his home state. After disappointing primary losses Tuesday, Rubio’s campaign hasn’t spent a single dollar on radio or television advertising in Florida, according to data from Kantar […]
  
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• Real estate Q&A: Can condo owners cancel bulk TV contract?

  10-03-2016 16:52
  
  Q: Our condo has long had a bulk cable TV contract, providing service to all of the units. Recently our board decided that it wants to do the same thing for Internet service. This would represent a discount for residents — but an additional expense for those not interested or those who live here only […]
  
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• Consumer Confidential: Why is a group of lawmakers working to undermine tighter rules for the payday-loan industry?

  10-03-2016 16:51
  
  In a bizarre display of bipartisan cooperation, a handful of Democratic lawmakers have joined Republicans in trying to cripple the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The question is: Why? Most notably, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who also serves as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, is co-sponsoring the deceptively titled Consumer Protection and Choice Act, […]
  
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• Tech Q&A: How dangerous is ransomware? Damages are growing

  10-03-2016 16:50
  
  Q: As a businessperson, I’d like to better understand CryptoWall, the malicious program you wrote about (tinyurl.com/z43tzdw) that encrypts files on a PC and holds them for ransom. Is it what computer security firms call an “advanced persistent threat”? After it’s downloaded, is it installed on a single PC or can it move from one […]
  
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• NMSU officials propose tuition increased, budget cuts

  10-03-2016 16:49
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State University officials are proposing tuition increases and budget cuts to cope with a smaller budget in the upcoming fiscal year. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/1R9y3wL ) that NMSU administrators are expected to ask the Board of Regents to approve one of three tuition-increase scenarios for the 2016-17 […]
  
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• Judges take court hearing to New Mexico high school

  10-03-2016 16:48
  
  CASA BLANCA, N.M. — The New Mexico Court of Appeals will hear a case Thursday at a Native American high school west of Albuquerque, where judges will offer students a first-hand look at the state’s criminal justice system. The appeals court hearing at Laguna-Acoma High School in Casa Blanca is for a man who online […]
  
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• NM governor calls for balanced reforms to save scholarships

  10-03-2016 16:47
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Susana Martinez has vetoed legislation that would have allowed for unclaimed prize money to be transferred to New Mexico’s lottery tuition fund. Lawmakers failed to address the solvency of the lottery scholarship program during the recent 30-day session. They did approve the unclaimed prizes measure, saying it had the potential to […]
  
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• Trial delayed again for accused flight attendant

  10-03-2016 16:46
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — Trial has been delayed until summer for a flight attendant accused of disrupting SkyWest flights he worked in the upper Midwest and on the East Coast last year. Justin Cox-Sever, 22, of Tempe, Arizona, allegedly made bogus bomb threats on a July flight from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Chicago, and on a September […]
  
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• Memorial service for deputy killed in Trinidad crash

  10-03-2016 16:46
  
  TRINIDAD, Colo. — Law enforcement officers are gathering in Trinidad to honor a Las Animas County sheriff’s deputy who died after a crash last week. A memorial service for 44-year-old Travis Russell is planned at Faith Christian Fellowship Thursday morning. The Colorado State Patrol says Russell was driving his patrol vehicle when he veered across […]
  
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• Advocacy group: NM can benefit from Clean Power Plan

  10-03-2016 14:00
  
  A new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists suggests New Mexico could reap substantial health and economic benefits through proactive policies to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “clean power plan.” The plan, which aims to reduce carbon emissions from electric power plants nationwide by 32 percent by 2030, sets mandatory individual reduction […]
  
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• Breaking: One dead in early morning crash; Tramway reopens

  10-03-2016 13:14
  
  One person was killed an another injured in a crash overnight that closed Tramway near Sandia Casino for several hours. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies were called to Tramway and Rainbow NE at about 12:30 a.m. Two vehicles were involved in the crash, but no other information about the crash was available. One person was […]
  
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• Updated: Search on for suspects in Pa. shooting that left 5 dead

  10-03-2016 08:23
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police were searching early Thursday for at least two gunmen who opened fire during a backyard…
  
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