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• Updated: Exit poll: Trump wins broad support in FL, Clinton wins 4

  15-03-2016 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump claimed Florida, the biggest delegate haul of Tuesday night's five Republican primary elections, by sweeping…
  
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• Updated: Bumblebees found coast to coast are studied for protection

  15-03-2016 23:17
  
  DENVER — Two species of wild bumblebees found from Alaska to North Carolina and in Canada will be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. government said Tuesday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to study the Western bumblebee and yellow-banded bumblebee to see if they warrant listing as threatened or […]
  
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• Pennsylvania man to admit stealing stars’ nude images

  15-03-2016 23:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Pennsylvania man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the email and online accounts of several female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Ryan Collins, 36, is accused of gaining access to more than 100 Google and Apple accounts, many belonging to […]
  
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• The Latest: Truck shifted track before Amtrak accident

  15-03-2016 23:13
  
  CIMARRON, Kan. — The Latest on Amtrak train derailment in Kansas (all times local): 5 p.m. Federal investigators say a feed truck from a nearby lot where cattle are fattened hit the track and shifted it before an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener did not say on […]
  
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• Next up at Winrock

  15-03-2016 22:45
  
  The southern face of Winrock continues its metamorphosis, with crews building new storefronts for the likes of Nordstrom Rack, DSW and Ulta. Now the north side is getting its turn. Work has begun on The Corner @ Winrock, a new project that will bring up to eight smaller-scale retail and restaurant tenants. A newly released […]
  
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• Updated: 2nd Pennsylvania justice resigns over raunchy email scandal

  15-03-2016 22:40
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. — A second Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quit the bench Tuesday in a widening scandal over raunchy and otherwise offensive emails that he and others exchanged with friends and lawyers. Justice Michael Eakin’s decision to retire marks the latest fallout since embattled state Attorney General Kathleen Kane began releasing hundreds of emails in […]
  
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• NM health insurance sign-ups rise nearly 4 percent

  15-03-2016 22:40
  
  About 40 percent of the New Mexicans who selected a health insurance marketplace plan during the 2016 open enrollment period were new customers, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. That means that in New Mexico, close to 24,000 people were new to coverage under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The […]
  
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• Suspect killed, officer wounded in shootout in Texas

  15-03-2016 22:39
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities say a police officer in Texas has been wounded in a shootout with two men, one of whom was killed. Authorities are searching for the other suspect. Authorities said the incident began Tuesday when Fort Worth police officers asked a suspected fugitive to pull over his vehicle. The suspect and […]
  
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• Updated: ABQ mayor urges Congress to pass animal-abuse law

  15-03-2016 19:54
  
  Mayor Richard Berry is urging Congress to adopt a law that would prohibit animal abuse and make it easier to pursue cases on federal property or across state lines. Berry and Police Chief Gorden Eden signed letters Tuesday in support of the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, or PACT. Eden said federal action would […]
  
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• Breaking: One dead after shooting at motel near Downtown Albuquerque

  15-03-2016 19:44
  
  One man is dead and another arrested after a shooting at motel near Downtown Albuquerque Tuesday, according to a police department spokesman. Officer Tanner Tixier said officers were called to the Express Inn near 10th and Central by guests who reported gunfire. When they arrived, they found a woman crying and a man shot multiple […]
  
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• New: Florida retailer expanding into Albuquerque

  15-03-2016 18:48
  
  Burkes Outlet opening at least two of its 'off-price' stores in the Duke City
  
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• Green-eyed coyote joins tarantula and robot

  15-03-2016 18:18
  
    It’s not a wolf and it doesn’t meow, but that doesn’t mean the Green Coyote doesn’t belong at the soon-to-open Meow Wolf Arts Complex. The sculpture by Don Kennell, which once could be seen in Santa Fe’s Railyard Park, takes the middle position between a giant tarantula and a daisy-sniffing robot. Or at least […]
  
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• CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

  15-03-2016 18:18
  
  WASHINGTON — Prescription painkillers should not be a first-choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin. Amid an epidemic of addiction and abuse tied to these powerful opioids drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is […]
  
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• State seeking applications for judicial vacancy in Roswell

  15-03-2016 18:17
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — State officials are seeking applications from New Mexico lawyers to fill an upcoming vacancy for a Roswell-based judgeship in the 5th Judicial District Court. The vacancy will be created by the March 31 retirement of Judge Steven L. Bell. The state Judicial Nominating Commission will consider applications during an April 28 public […]
  
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• El Paso motorcycle officer dies after hurt in on-duty wreck

  15-03-2016 18:17
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A West Texas police officer has died several days after his motorcycle was struck in a fiery accident while stopped at an intersection. Services were pending Tuesday for El Paso police Officer David Ortiz. Police department officials say Ortiz died Monday afternoon. He had been hospitalized since last Thursday when his […]
  
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• Breaking: Audit: NM PED ‘clearly overwhelmed’

  15-03-2016 18:07
  
  State Auditor Tim Keller is questioning the Public Education Department's competency in light...
  
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• Texas police officer who fatally shot man won’t be fired

  15-03-2016 17:56
  
  SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio police chief has changed his mind about firing an officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man wanted on felony warrants, saying the officer will instead get additional training. The San Antonio Express-News reports (http://bit.ly/1Rj6FCI ) that Chief William McManus alerted the city manager of his decision in an […]
  
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• Suspected illegal marijuana grows raided in Denver area

  15-03-2016 17:56
  
  DENVER — Authorities are raiding homes and warehouses in the Denver area as part of a lengthy investigation into suspected illegal marijuana grows. Denver police said Tuesday that the ongoing probe, which began two years ago, targets unlicensed pot grows of varying sizes. Investigators won’t say how much pot they’ve seized but say there haven’t […]
  
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• PBS series reconsidering scenes with pop producer Dr. Luke

  15-03-2016 17:55
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The maker of an upcoming PBS miniseries about groundbreaking pop music says the show is reconsidering scenes with Dr. Luke, the hitmaking producer who the pop star Kesha has accused of rape. The documentary “Soundbreaking” airs this fall and is being screened this week at the South by Southwest music festival in […]
  
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• General Mills seeks $80 million in IRBS for ABQ expansion

  15-03-2016 17:54
  
  General Mills is seeking $80 million in industrial revenue bonds to fund a third expansion of its Albuquerque plant. Thirty jobs would be added at the plant near Paseo del Norte and Edith NE, according to documents filed with Bernalillo County. County commissioners are set to consider the request at a meeting today. The Albuquerque […]
  
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• Texas oil company shuts wells in New Mexico after spill

  15-03-2016 17:52
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A Texas oil driller has taken the first step toward cleaning up a spill at a waste-water injection well in southeastern New Mexico used by the oil and natural gas industry. Midland, Texas-based Siana Operations has filed for a remediation permit and is likely to join state officials this week in […]
  
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• Pope’s Juarez visit reaffirms city’s renewal

  15-03-2016 17:51
  
  On February 17, Pope Francis came to Juarez, Mexico, and generated a buzz that I can’t ever remember seeing before on the border. A few days before his visit, I decided to walk around Juarez to see what preparations were being made and the sentiment leading up to this historic event. The downtown Juarez plaza […]
  
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• Sit! Stay! NYC dogs to get place at the table at restaurants

  15-03-2016 17:50
  
  NEW YORK — New York City restaurants with outdoor tables will soon be able to welcome four-legged guests under new rules announced by the city Health Department. The regulations announced Tuesday will permit dogs that are licensed and vaccinated against rabies to join their human chowhounds at participating restaurants. The state Legislature passed a law […]
  
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• Virtual reality trips are everywhere at South by Southwest

  15-03-2016 17:49
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Virtual reality is big at South by Southwest Interactive, the annual Austin, Texas, tech festival that wraps up Tuesday. It’s a big technological development, a business opportunity — and also just a big experiment, as everyone tries to figure out how to use it. All around Austin, companies like Samsung, Google, The […]
  
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• Chairman of university steps down after drowned bunnies comments

  15-03-2016 17:47
  
  EMMITSBURG, Md. — A Maryland university chairman has resigned following an uproar over the former president’s comments likening struggling freshmen to bunnies that should be drowned. John Coyne said in a statement Tuesday that he stepped down seven months early to ensure a seamless process for choosing an interim president of Mount St. Mary’s University […]
  
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• Rising rivers, bayous force Texas residents to evacuate

  15-03-2016 17:34
  
  BEAUMONT, Texas — Residents of Southeast Texas are evacuating their homes as rivers reach record levels and bayous swell to overwhelm small towns along the Louisiana border. People rushed to fill sand bags to place around their homes Tuesday as authorities warned the Sabine (suh-BEEN) River and other waterways some 100 miles east of Houston […]
  
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• Updated: GOP files more lawsuits seeking Hillary Clinton records

  15-03-2016 17:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The Republican Party filed a flurry of new lawsuits this week seeking reams of government documents related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. The Republican National Committee filed four complaints on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Washington. The lawsuits stem from Freedom of Information Act requests […]
  
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• Man’s vehicle struck New Mexico highway workers’ vehicle

  15-03-2016 17:29
  
  ROY, N.M. — New Mexico authorities say two state Department of Transportation workers were killed when a 92-year-old motorist’s vehicle struck the workers’ parked vehicle and shoved it into the workers. State Police on Tuesday identified the motorist as Celestin Clavel of Roy and said he was seriously injured in the crash Monday in Harding […]
  
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• Aggies travel to take on Sun Devils

  15-03-2016 12:37
  
  The New Mexico State women's basketball team will make its second straight trip to the NCAA Tourname ...
  
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• Populism feeds on political decay

  15-03-2016 07:05
  
  WASHINGTON–Good countries can sometimes go bad. Donald Trump's supporters implicitly make...
  
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• Editorial: Records of alleged priest abuse should go public

  15-03-2016 07:05
  
  Catholic Church leaders often take public positions, staking out what to them is the high moral grou ...
  
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• Editorial: Paramedic house calls could reduce ER abuse

  15-03-2016 07:05
  
  Keeping frequent flyers from landing in the emergency room was a key selling point of the Affordable ...
  
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• Don’t be fooled: Trump’s a danger

  15-03-2016 07:05
  
  WASHINGTON–As Donald Trump continues to surge forward as the most likely Republican nomine ...
  
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• Free paperwork, legal clinic offered

  15-03-2016 07:04
  
  Cancer Services of New Mexico offers a free clinic on
  
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• CPR class offered free on Thursday

  15-03-2016 07:04
  
  The New Mexico Heart Institute will offer a s
  
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• Change your diet to fight disease

  15-03-2016 07:04
  
  While research shows consuming food high in s
  
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• Postpartum depression can be devastating

  15-03-2016 07:02
  
  Like any expecting couple, Brett Pipitone and his wife, Laura, knew that having a child would upend their daily routine. But no research ...
  
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• Planning needed for lunchtime workout

  15-03-2016 07:02
  
  It can be one of the most exhilarating things you do during the workday, but nailing the lunchtime workout can be tricky. Should you eat ...
  
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• Pediatricians may screen for poverty

  15-03-2016 07:02
  
  Research shows poor children have higher rates of chronic illnesses, lower immunization rates, and a higher chance of dying in infancy
  
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• How do early adverse situations affect child development?

  15-03-2016 07:02
  
  Q: When infants and toddlers see violence in the home, are abused or experience other...
  
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• DEAR ABBY: Mom taking step into dating is tripped up by daughter

  15-03-2016 07:02
  
  DEAR ABBY: I'm a single mom in my 40s and my daughter is 12. After my last relationship, 10 years ...
  
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• Updated: Legislature, AG fight over records on ex-senator

  15-03-2016 06:53
  
  Balderas asks judge to order release of files
  
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• State VA system getting head start on shortening waits

  15-03-2016 06:51
  
  Federal agency has yet to release report on state
  
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• Supreme Court sides with victims raped by prison guard

  15-03-2016 06:44
  
  3 women appealed ruling to reduce damages
  
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• Loera faces new federal child porn indictment

  15-03-2016 06:42
  
  Former political consultant Jason Loera, a central figure in the hijacking of emails on Gov. Susana...
  
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• Franciscan collection to get a new home in South Valley

  15-03-2016 06:41
  
  Franciscan Friars long have had a presence in the Southwest. Now their papers, photos, ...
  
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• Analysis: Neal’s departure is good for everyone

  15-03-2016 06:41
  
  UNM basketball star will transfer from program
  
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• Breitbart reporter involved in Donald Trump incident resigns

  15-03-2016 05:58
  
  NEW YORK — The Breitbart News reporter allegedly roughed up last week at a Donald Trump press conference has resigned from the conservative website, saying that she can’t work for an organization that doesn’t support her, and three other news employees followed her out the door. Michelle Fields, who said that she was grabbed by […]
  
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• Water ebbing in north Louisiana, rising at Mississippi line

  15-03-2016 05:47
  
  NEW ORLEANS — As floodwaters began receding Monday in northwest Louisiana, emergency officials along Louisiana’s southeastern border with Mississippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River amid widespread flooding that has damaged thousands of homes. The water has started to ebb from flooded subdivisions in south Bossier City on the Red River in northern […]
  
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• UNM regents vote for Health Sciences Center restructuring

  15-03-2016 05:45
  The Board of Regents approved a plan that will change the structure of the governing board of the school’s Health Sciences Center.
  
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