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• Transgender birth certificate change fails in Colorado

  21-03-2016 23:52
  
  DENVER — A bill to make it easier for transgender people to change their birth certificates has failed in a Republican Colorado Senate committee. The bill would have changed the process for transgender residents to update their birth certificates to reflect their correct gender. The bill would have allowed the change without the person getting […]
  
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• South Dakota leader of polygamist sect pleads not guilty

  21-03-2016 23:52
  
  ST. GEORGE, Utah — A South Dakota man accused of helping to orchestrate a food stamp fraud scheme among members of a polygamous sect based on the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded not guilty. Seth Jeffs is charged in federal court with conspiracy to defraud the United States and money laundering. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Braithwaite […]
  
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• Guard investigated in inmate escape was sued

  21-03-2016 23:49
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico corrections guard under investigation after two violent inmates escaped from a prison transport van also has been accused of leaving inmates unattended in a hot vehicle, raising questions about oversight of prisoner transports in the state. Officials disclosed in documents obtained by The Associated Press on Monday that […]
  
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• Prison time for men who grew pot on federal land in Colorado

  21-03-2016 23:28
  
  DENVER — Two Mexican nationals have been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for growing marijuana on federal forest land in northern Colorado. U.S. Attorney John Walsh announced the sentences Monday, saying he hoped it would send a message that it remains illegal to grow pot on Colorado’s sparsely populated public lands. Nestor Fabian […]
  
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• Hulk Hogan-Gawker jury awards $25M in punitive damages

  21-03-2016 23:27
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida jury awarded a total of $25 million in punitive damages Monday in the Hulk Hogan sex tape trial, hitting Gawker Media with a $15 million judgment and its owner, Nick Denton, with $10 million. It also assessed $100,000 against A.J. Daulerio, the Gawker editor who decided to post the […]
  
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• Albuquerque man pleads guilty to bank robbery; Facing prison

  21-03-2016 23:01
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man has pleaded guilty to a bank robbery charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Fabian Baros entered his plea Monday. Baros was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with robbing the BBVA Compass Bank in Albuquerque on Sept. 10, 2015. The complaint […]
  
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• US Supreme Court to hear Apple v. Samsung patent feud

  21-03-2016 22:55
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jumping into one of the fiercest tech industry battles in recent memory, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the 5-year-old patent fight between Apple and Samsung — raising the stakes in a case that has centered on claims the South Korean tech giant copied the iPhone to build […]
  
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• Witness, funeral helped lead police to Paris attacks suspect

  21-03-2016 22:48
  
  BRUSSELS — A keen-eyed witness who spotted a pale, slender figure fleeing an apartment near a Brussels auto plant one week ago set in motion a vast police dragnet that within 72 hours led to the capture of Salah Abdeslam, the most-wanted man in Europe. Another key — if unwitting — helper in leading authorities […]
  
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• Updated: FBI says it may have found method to unlock San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone

  21-03-2016 22:47
  
  LOS ANGELES — In a stunning disclosure, federal authorities said Monday that they may not need Apple Inc.’s help after all to unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack. In a court filing late Monday, federal prosecutors said “an outside party” came forward over the weekend and […]
  
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• Elizabeth Warren labels Trump a loser, bully _ but a threat

  21-03-2016 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren labeled Donald Trump a loser, a bully and a threat on Monday, continuing a fierce war of words between the liberal icon and the front-running Republican presidential candidate that has played out on social media and The New York Times. ” petty bullying, attacks on women, cheap racism, flagrant narcissism,” […]
  
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• Updated: Enchanted Hills center adds four stores

  21-03-2016 22:44
  
  Rio Rancho’s first “power center” is getting another surge of retail. Ross, Burkes Outlet, PetSmart and Verizon will join Plaza @ Enchanted Hills as part of the shopping center’s third phase of development. They add to a mix that already includes Bed Bath & Beyond, Kirkland’s, Michaels, T.J. Maxx and several other national names at […]
  
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• Millennials, baby boomers drive ABQ residential markets

  21-03-2016 22:40
  
  Millennials and baby boomers are driving both the single-family and multi-family marketplaces as demographics propel new developments by builders with Albuquerque ties. Three speakers provided an overview Monday of their local projects during the annual residential real estate update hosted by the New Mexico chapter of NAIOP,  the commercial real estate development association. Whether it’s […]
  
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• Red-light camera suit proposes $3.5M for drivers who faced automated calls

  21-03-2016 22:32
  
  Tens of thousands of people would be eligible for about $200 each under a proposed settlement with the company that once ran Albuquerque’s old red-light camera system. Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. and four other companies have reached a tentative settlement of $3.5 million in a class-action lawsuit over “robo-call” collection tactics, according to documents filed […]
  
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• Man arrested for punching protester is an Air Force member

  21-03-2016 21:31
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A man captured on video kicking and punching an anti-Donald Trump protester at the presidential candidate’s rally in Tucson on Saturday is a member of the Air Force. Staff Sgt. Tony Pettway, a response force leader, is assigned to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson and was arrested on Saturday on […]
  
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• Russia says might use force on cease-fire violators in Syria

  21-03-2016 21:22
  
  MOSCOW — Russia on Monday warned the United States that it will start responding unilaterally to cease-fire violations in Syria if the U.S. refuses to coordinate rules of engagement against violators. The U.S. State Department insisted that Moscow and Washington were working constructively to monitor the truce and warned Russia against taking unilateral action. The […]
  
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• Pianist’s estranged wife charged with stabbing 2 daughters

  21-03-2016 21:22
  
  DALLAS — Texas police say they’ve arrested the estranged wife of an internationally renowned pianist for capital murder in the deaths of the couple’s two young children. Benbrook Police Cmdr. David Babcock said Monday that police have served an arrest warrant on Sofya Tsygankova, the wife of the Ukranian pianist Vadym Kholodenko. Police found the […]
  
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• Colorado landlord: Trump supporters need not apply

  21-03-2016 21:22
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A Colorado landlord will let dogs with good references live in the apartment he rents, but not anyone who backs Donald Trump. Mark Holmes warned Trump voters not to call in an ad he placed last week for the two-bedroom apartment that’s part of his home in Grand Junction. The 62-year-old […]
  
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• Utah split hampers Republican efforts to derail Trump’s lead

  21-03-2016 20:55
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Donald Trump faces an uphill battle in Utah’s caucuses Tuesday, but he could still walk away with delegates if sharp divisions within the party prevent anyone from winning a majority. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is likely to do well in Utah, a conservative state that prizes civility and religiosity. Cruz has […]
  
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• Frenzied weekend rallies lead to Arizona primary voting

  21-03-2016 20:54
  
  PHOENIX — A frenzied weekend of raucous campaign rallies across the state comes down to this: Will establishment Republicans trying to halt businessman Donald Trump’s ride to the party nomination be able to slow him down in Arizona? And will former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton be able to stave off populist support for fellow […]
  
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• Audit: cities have wide latitude to spend lodgers’ tax

  21-03-2016 20:50
  
  New Mexico communities have significant leeway on how to spend their lodgers’ tax revenue and are taking “full advantage of the flexibility,” according to State Auditor Tim Keller, whose office recently examined those expenditures. His office has released a new report detailing how seven different cities used their lodgers’ tax revenue in fiscal year 2014. […]
  
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• Updated: NM budget in fragile shape as energy production slows

  21-03-2016 20:42
  
  New Mexico’s budget outlook continues to be largely overcast, with falling oil and natural gas production the latest drag on the state’s finances. While oil prices have actually rebounded recently after a dramatic decline, the slowdown in drilling could have a ripple effect through the state’s economy. During a hearing this morning at the state […]
  
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• Santa Fe Police seeking ‘fedora bandit’

  21-03-2016 20:41
  
  SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for an armed robber who held up the Giant gas station on Sawmill Road at 4:40 a.m. Thursday. Police say he was clean shaven and was wearing a fedora-type hat, blue sports jacket, blue dress pants and blue dress shoes. The suspect bought cigarettes and returned […]
  
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• Bundy son pleads not guilty; detained pending standoff trial

  21-03-2016 20:34
  
  LAS VEGAS — A son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court, and was ordered to remain in federal custody ahead of trial on charges stemming from an armed confrontation with government agents in April 2014. A magistrate judge told Mel Bundy and a co-defendant, Gregory Burleson, that she […]
  
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• What You Get for … $1,190,000

  21-03-2016 20:32 via nytimes.com
  An adobe in New Mexico, a cottage in Louisiana and water views in South Carolina
  
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• $1,190,000 Homes in New Mexico, Louisiana and South Carolina

  21-03-2016 20:32 via nytimes.com
  This week’s offerings include an adobe in Corrales, N.M., a cottage in Covington, La., and water views in Bluffton, S.C.
  
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• Breaking: $21 million settlement announced in Diocese of Gallup bankruptcy

  21-03-2016 20:31
  
  Attorneys in the Diocese of Gallup Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed a reorganization plan today that contains cash contributions of $21 million from 11 funding sources to settle claims filed by 57 alleged victims of clerical sexual abuse. The settlement also will be used to establish a trust to pay for future claims filed against the […]
  
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• Agency: New Mexico child obesity rates may be leveling off

  21-03-2016 20:31
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health says childhood obesity rates in the state may be beginning to level off after a downward trend in recent years. The department says childhood obesity among third-graders dropped 16 percent between 2010 and 2015 while dropping 10 percent among kindergarteners, but each category increased slightly […]
  
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• Elon Musk’s wife files to divorce billionaire

  21-03-2016 20:30
  
  LOS ANGELES — Billionaire Elon Musk and actress Talulah Riley are making another attempt to end their second marriage. Riley filed to divorce Musk on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Musk filed for divorce on New Year’s Eve in 2014 but withdrew the petition seven months later. The divorce is amicable and the pair […]
  
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• Updated: Twitter marks 10th birthday searching for followers, profits

  21-03-2016 19:00
  
  NEW YORK — Happy birthday, Twitter. The social media site famous for hashtags and a 140-character “tweet” limit turned 10 years old Monday, having evolved from what was originally billed as a “microblogging” site into one of the Internet’s most influential means of communication. The world’s first tweet, which was sent by co-founder Jack Dorsey […]
  
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• Author of ‘The Map Thief’ to speak at UNM

  21-03-2016 18:13
  
  Journalist and author Michael Blanding will come to the University of New Mexico in April to tell the story of E. Forbes Smiley III, an art thief who made millions in his criminal endeavors. Blanding wrote “The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps” which documents […]
  
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• Updated: Space station delivery rich in science and technology

  21-03-2016 18:05
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space station supply ship is set to blast off Tuesday night with a commercial-quality 3-D printer for astronaut as well as public use — for a price — and the makings for a large-scale fire. Don’t worry: The blaze is for scientific purposes only and won’t ignite until the unmanned […]
  
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• This week’s space station delivery rich in science and tech

  21-03-2016 18:05
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space station supply ship is set to blast off Tuesday night with a commercial-quality 3-D printer for astronaut as well as public use — for a price — and the makings for a large-scale fire. The blaze is for scientific purposes only and won’t ignite until the unmanned craft is […]
  
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• Albuquerque removes bus stop due to police vehicle crashes

  21-03-2016 18:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque officials have removed a bus stop downtown after buses hit more than one parked police cruiser. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1VvzjjW ) that the bus stop was right behind the law enforcement center and city officials say buses have sideswiped at least three police vehicles. ABQ Ride spokesman Rick De Reyes said in […]
  
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• Updated: Wildfire south of Belen remains uncontained

  21-03-2016 17:44
  
  A fire burning in the Rio Grande bosque south of Belen stayed put overnight, but remains 0 percent contained, officials said. Nick Smokovich, with the New Mexico State Forestry Division, said Monday morning he hadn’t received official GPS acreage totals, but estimated that the fire had charred between 150 and 200 acres. The blaze broke […]
  
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• Forecasters say New Mexico conditions ripe for wildfires

  21-03-2016 17:44
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Forecasters are warning that weather and fuel conditions across New Mexico early this week will be dangerously ripe for wildfires. The National Weather Service has issued several red-flag warnings for various regions below significant snowpack over Monday and Tuesday due to strong winds and low humidity. The forecasters say any fires that […]
  
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• Updated: Man cited in Las Vegas Ferris wheel sex case slain in Texas

  21-03-2016 17:43
  
  HOUSTON — Houston police say two men are charged with killing a Texan who recently was cited for having sex on a Ferris wheel in Las Vegas. The suspects were being held Monday on capital murder charges in the fatal shooting of Phillip Frank Panzica (pan-ZEE’-kuh) of Houston. Bryant Christopher Watts and Aaron Jones were […]
  
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• Texas man convicted in killing of city worker set to die

  21-03-2016 17:43
  
  LIVINGSTON, Texas — Attorneys for a death row inmate from North Texas who shot to death a city employee who was taking photos of junk piled up at his family’s property say their client is delusional and should not be executed because of his mental illness. Adam Ward insists he was defending himself 11 years […]
  
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• Judge asks US to defend secrecy of Trump associate’s history

  21-03-2016 17:42
  
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge has asked the Obama administration to shield from public disclosure court records related to the once-secret criminal history of a former Donald Trump business partner. In an unusual order prompted by an unsealing request from The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan said that unless the Justice Department […]
  
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• Clinton attacks Trump’s qualifications in AIPAC address

  21-03-2016 17:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton previewed an early line of Democratic attack against Donald Trump on Monday, casting the GOP front-runner as unqualified to handle heated international conflicts as commander in chief in a speech before a prominent pro-Israel advocacy organization. Nearly all the presidential candidates are scheduled to address the annual policy conference of the […]
  
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• Advanced UK research ship may be named ‘Boaty McBoatface’

  21-03-2016 17:41
  
  LONDON — It’s a name that might better suit a rubber ducky than an extremely expensive, state-of-the-art research vessel designed to explore the coldest regions on Earth. Nonetheless, the name “Boaty McBoatface” could be given to a 200 million-pound ($288 million) vessel because of a public preference for that moniker. The name has emerged as […]
  
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• Updated: Lovelace hires medical director for radiation oncology

  21-03-2016 17:34
  
  Heyoung McBride, M.D., has joined the Lovelace Health System as medical director of radiation oncology. McBride, a board-certified radiation oncologist, previously worked as a clinical associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Barrow Neurological Institute. She has a master’s degree in radiation biophysics and a medical degree, both from the […]
  
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• Updated: Anthem slaps lawsuit on Express Scripts over drug pricing

  21-03-2016 17:13
  
  Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurer Anthem is suing pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts over prescription drug prices. Express Scripts runs prescription drug coverage for Anthem, the nation’s second-largest health insurer. Anthem said Monday that it wants to recover damages for drug prices that are higher than competitive benchmarks. Anthem said in a statement that Express […]
  
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• Kindle users: Go update your device right now.

  21-03-2016 16:53
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. If your Kindle is collecting dust somewhere, now is the time to brush it off: Older versions of the Amazon e-reader will stop being able to connect to the Internet unless their software is updated by basically right now. The update is needed for the first generation of the Kindle […]
  
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• Online lenders drawing more scrutiny by regulators

  21-03-2016 16:13
  
  LOS ANGELES — Online lenders, led by San Francisco’s Lending Club, have grown explosively over the last few years, lending billions to consumers who can quickly get large sums by simply filling out a few online forms. Now state and federal officials look to be taking steps toward more tightly regulating the industry. The Consumer […]
  
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• Health insurance gains due to Obama’s law, not economy

  21-03-2016 16:04
  
  WASHINGTON — There’s growing evidence that most of the nation’s dramatic jump in health care coverage is due to President Barack Obama’s law, and not the gradual economic recovery. That’s going to raise election-year political risks for Republicans who keep campaigning to repeal “Obamacare” without a plausible substitute. Why? Consider GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s “repeal […]
  
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• Freed after years in solitary, woman faces jailhouse charges

  21-03-2016 16:03
  
  NEW YORK — Candie Hailey spent more than three years in a New York City jail, most of it in solitary confinement, before a jury decided she was innocent last year and set her free. Now, prosecutors say she still hasn’t been punished enough. The 32-year-old woman is scheduled to stand trial Monday on criminal […]
  
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• FDA moves to ban powdered surgical gloves

  21-03-2016 16:03
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually poses health risks to patients. The Food and Drug Administration says the powder can cause breathing problems, wound inflammation and scar tissue on internal organs following surgery. The […]
  
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• Debt Adviser: Is wife liable for deceased husband’s debt?

  21-03-2016 16:00
  
  Dear Debt Adviser, My husband signed up for a retail store credit card and was the only named user on the card. Sadly, he passed away of lung cancer in July. Due to loss of income, I stopped making payments at that time. Recently, a collection agency contacted me and is trying to settle the […]
  
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• NM State Police: Texas man killed in accident

  21-03-2016 15:59
  
  FORT SUMNER, N.M. — Authorities say a 26-year-old Texas man was killed when he lost control of his vehicle and it overturned on a highway in eastern New Mexico. The New Mexico State Police say the accident that killed Jerry Davis of Plainview, Texas, and injured four other people occurred Sunday on U.S. 60/84 east […]
  
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• NM draws down reserves to fund government operations

  21-03-2016 15:58
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — State budget analysts say New Mexico is withdrawing more money from reserves this year than it has in at least two decades. The oil-dependent state is reeling from low energy prices as members of the Legislative Finance Committee gather Monday to examine new revenue estimates. More than $400 million is being […]
  
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