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• Obama health law missed 2015 enrollment target

  11-03-2016 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON — Last year’s final enrollment numbers under President Barack Obama’s health care law fell just short of a target the administration had set, the government reported Friday. The numbers are important because the insurance markets created by the president’s 2010 health care law face challenges building and maintaining enrollment. The marketplaces offer subsidized private […]
  
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• ‘Dog Whisperer’ Millan says animal cruelty claim misguided

  11-03-2016 23:44
  
  LOS ANGELES — An anti-cruelty complaint that sent authorities to “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan’s rehabilitation center has been blown way out of proportion, the dog trainer said Friday. The complaint was started online and based on footage from Millan’s television show “Cesar 911,” in which a French bulldog-terrier mix named Simon chases a pot-bellied pig […]
  
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• SXSW co-founder Louis Meyers dies on day 2016 festival opens

  11-03-2016 23:36
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A colleague of SXSW co-founder Louis Meyers says the musician has died on the day the major entertainment festival opened for the 30th year. He was 60. Folk Alliance International Director Aengus Finnan said Meyers died Friday in Austin. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known. Finnan replaced Meyers as head of […]
  
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• Ducey signs bill allowing ‘menu’ of school tests

  11-03-2016 23:36
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona school students could soon have another option to the state’s standardized achievement test under legislation signed by Gov. Doug Ducey. The bill Ducey signed Friday allows local school districts to choose from a “menu” of assessments approved by the state Board of Education in addition to the standardized AZMERIT test. Republican Rep. […]
  
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• Updated: Tempers flare over newly proposed methane rule

  11-03-2016 23:29
  
  Obama instructs EPA to write regulations on existing oil and gas operations
  
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• On second thought, Lobos opt to end season, not pursue CBI

  11-03-2016 23:27
  
    LAS VEGAS, Nev. — That’s a wrap for the 2015-16 UNM Lobos basketball season. Despite unified optimism after Thursday’s Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal loss to Nevada among Lobos head coach Craig Neal and UNM administration, not to mention a signed agreement with the College Basketball Invitational to host a game in their postseason tournament […]
  
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• Updated: Hillary Clinton chided for praising Nancy Reagan’s AIDS role

  11-03-2016 23:24
  
  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a “national conversation” about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters were struggling to get more federal help in fighting the disease. Clinton, one of two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, made her initial comments […]
  
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• Girls 3A final: Texico stuns previously unbeaten Tularosa

  11-03-2016 22:59
  
  At the Pit, Texico’s Jasmine Gannon went off in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 of her 24 points, to help the Wolverines rally past the Tularosa 43-37 in the Class 3A girls championship game on Friday. Texico struggled mightily for most of the game, scoring just five points in the first half and trailing by […]
  
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• Russia, China oppose US missile-defense in South Korea

  11-03-2016 22:54
  
  MOSCOW — The foreign ministers of China and Russia are opposing the possible deployment of an advanced American missile-defense system in South Korea. Amid escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, Washington and Seoul last week began formal talks on deploying the sophisticated THAAD system. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a news conference Friday […]
  
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• Two Donald Trumps? Depends on which one you ask.

  11-03-2016 22:52
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Are there two Donald Trumps? The quiet thinker and the flashy showman? Depends on which one you ask. “Perhaps there are two Donald Trumps,” the Republican presidential front-runner said during an understated news conference Friday at his over-the-top Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. “I’m somebody who is a thinker. I’m […]
  
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• Texas man gets 20 years for starving, beating foster children

  11-03-2016 22:51
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A third former operator of a San Antonio day care center has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for forcing his three adopted children to sleep in a shower, bite each other and pour bleach on wounds. Tim Archuleta agreed to the 20-year sentence in a deal with prosecutors for his […]
  
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• Girls 1A final: Elida captures sixth consecutive crown

  11-03-2016 22:51
  
  The Elida Tigers are making it look easy. For the sixth consecutive year, they walked off the court at the Pit holding a blue trophy, four for the now defunct Class B and now two for Class 1A. Top-seeded Elida (27-3) won its 89th consecutive game against teams in its class, routing No. 2 Grady/House […]
  
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• Arizona governor signs bill criminalizing ‘revenge porn’

  11-03-2016 22:51
  
  PHOENIX — Jilted lovers convicted of posting compromising photos of their former boyfriends or girlfriends online to hurt them could be sent to prison for more than two years under legislation signed into law by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. The measure signed by Ducey Friday goes into effect immediately because it contains an emergency clause. […]
  
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• Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer dies at 71

  11-03-2016 22:09
  
  NEW YORK — Keith Emerson, the keyboardist and founding member of the 1970s progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, died Thursday at home in Santa Monica, California. He was 71. The death was announced on Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s verified Facebook page Friday. No further details were provided. “We ask that the family’s privacy […]
  
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• Man accused of trying to join Islamic State pleads guilty

  11-03-2016 21:03
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — A young Mississippi man pleaded guilty Friday to a terrorism charge, months after authorities say he and his fiancee were trying to go to Syria to join the Islamic State. Muhammad Dakhlalla, 23, pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorism and faces up to 20 years in prison, $250,000 fines and […]
  
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• CDC: Travel OK to high-elevation cities in Zika countries

  11-03-2016 21:03
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are revising their Zika travel warnings, saying it’s OK for pregnant women to travel to Mexico City and other destinations at high elevations. The Zika virus is spread thought bites from a specific mosquito. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that kind of mosquito is rare above […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Rain follows Nancy Reagan’s funeral

  11-03-2016 21:02
  
  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The Latest on Nancy Reagan’s funeral (all times local): 1 p.m. Rain has begun falling on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library following the conclusion of former first lady Nancy Reagan’s funeral in hill country northwest of Los Angeles. A few sprinkles tapped the tented outdoor area during Friday’s service, but the […]
  
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• Updated: Caitlyn Jenner’s politics spark debate in transgender ranks

  11-03-2016 20:47
  
  NEW YORK — Since coming out a year ago, Caitlyn Jenner has not always been a unifying force in the transgender community. Her latest political remarks — underscoring her conservative outlook and praising Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz — ignited a storm of criticism from supporters of transgender rights, who view most conservative Republicans as […]
  
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• Boxing: Torres-Judah fight canceled

  11-03-2016 20:40
  
  A Saturday boxing card in Las Vegas, Nev., with Albuquerque’s Josh Torres in the main event against five-time world champion Zab Judah, has been canceled due to  “eligibility concerns.” ESPN.com ‘s Dan Rafael reported that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has said Judah and promoter Roy Englebrecht “provided false licensing documents,” and that Judah and […]
  
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• Secrecy a hallmark of Supreme Court vetting process

  11-03-2016 20:35
  
  WASHINGTON — Clandestine meetings. Soundproofed rooms. Top-secret instructions. It sounds like the elements for a spy movie, but it’s become a hallmark of the undercover process for considering potential Supreme Court nominees. The Obama administration is close to naming a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last month and would have turned 80 on […]
  
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• Police hunt for 2 gunmen behind cookout ambush that killed 6

  11-03-2016 20:34
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. — Police on Friday sought to identify the two men who ambushed a backyard cookout and methodically shot and killed six people, including a pregnant woman and her fetus. The gunmen appeared to have targeted one or two of the victims in the Wednesday night attack, and drugs haven’t been ruled out as […]
  
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• Cruz campaign updates smartphone app to fix security flaws

  11-03-2016 20:34
  
  WASHINGTON — The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz updated its mobile app after an independent review found security flaws that could have allowed hackers to access personal data from users. The computer-security firm Veracode performed audits of the “Cruz Crew” app and those released by other 2016 presidential contenders at the request of […]
  
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• Trump, Rubio battle for Hispanic GOP voters in Florida

  11-03-2016 20:33
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida voters are increasingly voicing a similar take on Republican front-runner Donald Trump: “Dice lo que piensa” — Spanish for “he speaks his mind.” Trump boasts that he can win the Hispanic vote in a general election and next week, he faces his first major test in the winner-take-all primary in Florida, […]
  
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• Updated: Trump faces questions about rally violence at GOP debate

  11-03-2016 20:32
  
  CHICAGO — As Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump attempts to unify a fractured GOP around his candidacy, images of his supporters attacking protesters and allegations that he’s inciting violence are casting new attention on the divisive nature of his candidacy. Trump had to answer questions at Thursday night’s GOP debate about video that showed a […]
  
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• Updated: $20,000 reward offered for escaped prisoners

  11-03-2016 20:29
  
  Authorities announced Friday they are offering a $10,000 reward for each of the two escaped prisoners as the manhunt for the convicted murderer and alleged cop shooter continued. The dual reward was offered during a news conference Friday afternoon at State Police headquarters on Carlisle just north of Interstate 40. State Police spokeswoman Elizabeth Armijo […]
  
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• Extraordinary tactics as GOP foes struggle to stop Trump

  11-03-2016 20:28
  
  MIAMI — Vote for home-state Gov. John Kasich in next Tuesday’s Ohio primary, not for Marco Rubio, Republicans are being urged … by Marco Rubio. It’s all part of the extraordinary tactics Donald Trump’s presidential foes are resorting to in last-ditch efforts to block the party’s front-runner. “If you want to stop Trump in Ohio, […]
  
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• Breaking: Murder-suicide suspected after 2 found dead in NE ABQ

  11-03-2016 20:26
  
  Violent crimes detectives are investigating after two people were found dead inside a Northeast Albuquerque apartment, according to police. Albuquerque Police spokesman Tanner Tixier said a man and a woman in their 50’s were found dead in what detectives believe may be a murder-suicide at the Altura Arms Apartments on the 3800 block of Aspen […]
  
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• ABQ dental supply firm more than doubles space

  11-03-2016 19:20
  
  An Albuquerque company that makes products for root canal procedures is moving to a larger location. Edge Endo is in the process of relocating from 7510 Montgomery NE to One Sycamore Plaza at 5600 Wyoming NE, near the intersection of Academy, according to a company spokesman. The business, which develops, manufactures and delivers endodontic products […]
  
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• Feds award NM clinics $1.76 million for addiction treatment

  11-03-2016 19:03
  
  A federal agency today announced grant awards totaling $1.76 million to five New Mexico clinics to expand addiction treatment for users of heroin and narcotic painkillers. The grants also will pay for training to increase the number of primary care providers who treat substance abusers. The grants were part of $94 million awarded to 271 […]
  
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• The IRS might have money for you

  11-03-2016 18:01
  
  PHOENIX — Federal income tax refunds totaling $7.8 million may be waiting for as many as 7,700 New Mexico taxpayers who did not file a federal return in 2012, according to the Internal Revenue Service. To collect the money, taxpayers must file a 2012 return with the IRS no later than this year’s tax deadline […]
  
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• Capital One to let users pay bills via Amazon’s Echo

  11-03-2016 16:41
  
  NEW YORK — Capital One has teamed with Amazon to let owners of Amazon’s Echo smart speaker system pay their bills and get other account information through voice commands. Amazon’s Echo speakers use a voice-command service called Alexa to help users perform various tasks, such as turning on smart lights, playing music or setting a […]
  
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• GM buys software company to speed autonomous car development

  11-03-2016 16:39
  
  DETROIT — With hopes of speeding development of self-driving cars, General Motors has acquired a small software company that’s been testing vehicles on the streets of San Francisco. The Detroit automaker says it purchased Cruise Automation, a 40-person firm that was founded just three years ago. The move, coupled with GM’s in-house research, should help […]
  
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• Sticky lawsuit: $400M dispute lingers over Post-it inventor

  11-03-2016 16:37
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Alan Amron has invented a battery-powered squirt gun, a digital photo frame, even a laser system that may someday provide a visible first-down line for fans inside NFL stadiums. He holds 40 U.S. patents, but he’s most interested in an invention for which he gets no credit: the Post-it Note, that […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks sharply higher; European markets also rally

  11-03-2016 16:35
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are moving sharply higher in noon trading Friday following a rally in Europe and an upturn in crude oil prices. All 10 industry sectors of the Standard and Poor’s 500 index rose, led by energy company shares. Anadarko Petroleum rose 9 percent and Devon Energy gained 10 percent. KEEPING SCORE: The […]
  
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• Wounded Warrior fires execs over spending accusations

  11-03-2016 16:29
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The board of Wounded Warrior Project, one of the nation’s largest veteran support groups, has fired two top officials amid news reports accusing the group of wasteful spending. According to a statement released late Thursday on behalf of Wounded Warrior Project, chief executive officer Steve Nardizzi and chief operating officer Al Giordano […]
  
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• Virginia teen killed in skiing accident at Copper Mountain

  11-03-2016 16:27
  
  FRISCO, Colo. — Authorities say a teenager was killed when he hit a tree while skiing at Copper Mountain Resort. The Summit Daily reports (http://goo.gl/eQu2KO ) 19-year-old Nathan Rom, of Arlington, Virginia, was at the resort with his family when he lost control and crashed Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead at the Copper Mountain […]
  
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• Udall pushes VA to restore confidence in health care system

  11-03-2016 16:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The head of the Veterans Affairs Department says he has visited two dozen medical schools to recruit more employees and his agency has hired more than 1,400 doctors over the last two years. VA Secretary Robert McDonald was questioned Thursday by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall during a budget hearing in Washington, D.C. […]
  
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• San Antonio to spend $100K on downtown bathroom kiosk

  11-03-2016 16:25
  
  SAN ANTONIO — City officials tired of repeated instances of public urination have OK’d spending $100,000 to install an “industrial-grade” bathroom kiosk in downtown San Antonio. The city council on Thursday approved the installation of the Portland Loo, named for the Oregon city that uses them. The San Antonio Express-News reports (http://bit.ly/1MbEaPZ ) the prefabricated […]
  
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• Reporter ordered to share notes connected to priest attacks

  11-03-2016 16:25
  
  PHOENIX — A judge has ordered a reporter to hand over all his records from interviews with a Catholic priest who was assaulted during a 2014 robbery and murder in Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1YG2FvN ) that the judge ruled that editor and sometimes writer John D’Anna’s First Amendment protections are overshadowed by the […]
  
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• Maine wholesaler acquires rare four-clawed lobster

  11-03-2016 16:24
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland seafood wholesaler has acquired a lobster that will never see the dinner table despite having double the usual amount of claw meat. Ready Seafood Co. bought the lobster, which has four fully formed claws, from a Canadian dealer. The critter has three claws on one arm and one on the […]
  
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• Austin begins outfitting police officers with body cameras

  11-03-2016 16:24
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Austin this week began outfitting police officers with body cameras in an initial step toward having 500 officers wear them by this summer. The Austin American-Statesman reports (http://atxne.ws/1RbXRIP ) a police memo shows a pilot program began Tuesday that will determine whether cameras provided by Taser International meet department requirements. Taser is […]
  
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• Woman pleads in Bloomfield store shooting

  11-03-2016 16:23
  
  AZTEC – Charmaine Lucero pleaded no contest Thursday to attempted first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the shooting of a 27-year-old man last spring outside the Farmers Market grocery store in Bloomfield. Lucero, 26, will face up to 10 years and six months in prison at a sentencing hearing expected to take place in two […]
  
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• Goodyear, AZ teens could face drug charges

  11-03-2016 16:22
  
  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Police say there’s now a third suspect who allegedly gave prescription pills to a dozen students at a Goodyear school last week. Goodyear police say they’ll be submitting charges to a juvenile court on the 13-year-old girl along with the original suspects, who are two teenage boys. Seven students at the Centerra […]
  
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• Three challengers line up for sheriff in Lincoln County

  11-03-2016 16:21
  
  Three challengers have lined up against Lincoln County Sheriff Robert Shepperd in the June 7 Republican primary. The candidates are William Butts of Capitan, William M. Heineken of Ruidoso Downs, and Rudy Saiz of San Patricio. Shepperd won the office in a lopsided election victory in 2012 after working his way up through the department […]
  
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• Trial for man accused of plotting Texas attack nears end

  11-03-2016 16:20
  
  PHOENIX — Attorneys are scheduled to make closing arguments Friday at the trial of an Arizona man charged with plotting an attack at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem is accused of hosting two friends at his home to discuss plans for the May 3 attack in Garland, Texas. Investigators […]
  
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• Saturday Shiprock event will focus on mine spill

  11-03-2016 16:20
  
  FARMINGTON – A teach-in session this weekend in Shiprock will focus on the Gold King Mine spill. The presentations made at the event are designed to help address lingering community concerns and deal with a project being conducted by a research team from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, according to a press […]
  
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• Navajo police investigate crash on U.S. 491

  11-03-2016 16:19
  
  FARMINGTON – Navajo and state police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 491 south of Shiprock, according to a Navajo Police Department press release. A semitrailer was making a U-turn Thursday morning into the northbound lane at the 87.8 mile marker on U.S. Highway 491 when a small […]
  
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• Sharapova’s racket sponsor: meldonium shouldn’t be banned

  11-03-2016 15:38
  
  VIENNA — Maria Sharapova’s racket supplier says the drug she tested positive for at the Australian Open shouldn’t be on the banned list. “We question WADA’s decision to add meldonium to its banned substances list in the manner it did,” Head CEO Johan Eliasch said Friday, one day after he publicly backed Sharapova and announced […]
  
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• McDonald’s trial gives peek at chain’s inner workings

  11-03-2016 15:38
  
  NEW YORK — A pivotal trial against McDonald’s that began this week is providing a peek into the inner workings of the maker of the Big Mac. The trial centers over whether McDonald’s exerts control over hiring and pay decisions for employees at restaurants run by its U.S. franchises. The National Labor Relations Board contends […]
  
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• Bulgarian man charged in stock manipulation scheme

  11-03-2016 15:37
  
  NEW YORK — A Bulgarian man has been charged with manipulating the stocks of Avon and two other companies by issuing fake takeover offers. Nedko Nedev faces an eight-count indictment, with charges for crimes related to market manipulation, insider trading and aggravated identity theft. The 38-year-old Nedev is a citizen of Bulgaria and the U.S. […]
  
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