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• ABQ has something to cluck about

  13-04-2016 23:40
  
  Albuquerque is an egg-cellent place to have an urban chicken coop. Henhouses in Duke City backyards — and the fresh eggs that come from them — have become a hot trend among health-conscious eaters, locavores and, apparently, home buyers. Albuquerque ranks No. 7 in the top 10 U.S. cities for urban farming, according to Redfin, […]
  
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• Man who caused Dutch airport alert claimed to be ‘terrorist’

  13-04-2016 23:34
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A man who sparked a major security alert at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport was a homeless Polish citizen who claimed to be a “terrorist,” Dutch military police said Wednesday. The 25-year-old man, who was carrying two backpacks, made the claim, “under the influence of alcohol,” the police said in a statement after […]
  
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• Investigators still searching offices of Panama Papers firm

  13-04-2016 23:31
  
  PANAMA CITY — Organized crime prosecutors in Panama have for a second day searched the offices of a law firm at the center of a huge document leak revealed details of offshore financial accounts. Attorney General Kenia Porcell said Wednesday that it is too early to talk about what investigators may have found at the […]
  
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• Updated: House panel’s bill strengthens privacy for older emails

  13-04-2016 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee approved a bipartisan bill on Wednesday making it harder for government agencies to get their hands on Americans’ older emails and other electronic data. The legislation would require federal agencies to obtain a warrant before they can force an email service provider, such as Google, to give them access […]
  
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• Jury convicts Texas doctor in $375M Medicare-Medicaid scheme

  13-04-2016 23:30
  
  DALLAS — A jury has convicted a Dallas-area doctor of fraud for allegedly “selling his signature” to process almost $375 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims. A federal jury on Wednesday found Dr. Jacques (ZHAWK) Roy guilty of nine of 10 counts of defrauding a health care benefit program. Roy owned Medistat Group Associates […]
  
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• Toyota recalling 60,000 Avalons, Camrys for air bag defect

  13-04-2016 21:29
  
  TORRANCE, California — Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 60,000 Avalon and Camry sedans in North America because their front passenger air bags may not deploy in a crash. The recall involves Avalons and Camrys from the 2016 model year. Almost all were sold in the U.S.; about 1,500 were sold in Canada and Mexico. Toyota […]
  
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• 3 charged in shooting at Md. police station held 30 more days

  13-04-2016 21:29
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Three brothers charged in a shooting outside a police station that led to an officer’s death will be held in jail for another 30 days. Judge Robert Heffron Jr. found probable cause to hold the men in the case Wednesday. Prosecutors are expected to seek indictments within that window. Police have […]
  
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• Small plane makes emergency landing on I-40 near Tucumcari

  13-04-2016 21:28
  
  TUCUMCARI, N.M. — Authorities say a small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 40 in eastern New Mexico. State Police say no one was injured during the incident late Wednesday morning near Tucumcari (too-KUHM’-kehr-ee) and no damage was reported. Circumstances of the emergency landing aren’t immediately known. The plane was moved into the highway’s […]
  
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• Carnival sued over Cuba ban on nationals sailing to island

  13-04-2016 21:28
  
  MIAMI — Carnival Corp. is being sued in Miami federal court over its adherence to Cuba’s policy that prevents Cuban nationals from arriving or departing the island by sea. Two Cuban-Americans are claiming their civil rights were violated because they were not permitted to buy tickets on a May 1 cruise from Miami to Cuba […]
  
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• The Latest: Sanders defends attending Vatican conference

  13-04-2016 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on Campaign 2016 ahead of the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday and the New York State primaries April 19 (All times Eastern Daylight Time): 2:44 p.m. Bernie Sanders is defending his decision to leave the campaign trail to attend a Vatican conference on the economy days before next Tuesday’s New York […]
  
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• Police: 1 killed, 1 injured in crash of stolen motorcycle

  13-04-2016 16:57
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police say one person is dead and another critically injured after a stolen motorcycle crashed into a wall. Police say the driver was killed and a passenger injured in the Wednesday morning accident in northwest Albuquerque. According to police, the motorcycle was reported stolen earlier this month. Additional details were not […]
  
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• Ex-Sen. Griego clings to campaign funds amid scandal

  13-04-2016 16:56
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Former New Mexico Sen. Phil Griego is keeping a political campaign account open even as he fights criminal fraud and bribery allegations linked to his tenure as a lawmaker. Griego filed a campaign finance report this week with state election officials that shows no contributions or expenditures since six months ago, […]
  
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• New Mexico man to keep road kill mountain lion as trophy

  13-04-2016 16:55
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State officials are letting a New Mexico man take a road kill mountain lion to a taxidermist. KOB-TV in Albuquerque reports (http://goo.gl/xijDZs) New Mexico Game and Fish Department recently gave the OK for Arcy Vigil to keep the big cat after he found it dead along Interstate 25 in northern New Mexico. […]
  
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• AZ man in critical condition after swarming bee attack

  13-04-2016 16:55
  
  BUCKEYE, Ariz. — An Arizona man is recovering after being attacked by a vicious swarm of bees. Buckeye Valley Fire officials say 72-year-old Jerry Mora, who is allergic to bees, was stung thousands of times on Tuesday and had a heart attack on the way to the hospital. As of Tuesday night, Mora is on […]
  
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• Worker killed in trash compactor accident near San Antonio

  13-04-2016 16:54
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A 26-year-old worker has died after getting caught in a trash compactor in an accident near San Antonio. Bexar (bayr) County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rosanne Hughes said that the man, who worked for Metro Waste Systems, became trapped in the back of a garbage collection truck Tuesday. Hughes identified the victim as […]
  
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• What You Get for … $1,800,000

  13-04-2016 16:01 via nytimes.com
  This week’s properties include a 1900 house in Kentucky, a renovated ranch in Atlanta and an adobe in New Mexico.
  
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• $1,800,000 Homes in Kentucky, Atlanta and New Mexico

  13-04-2016 16:01 via nytimes.com
  This week’s properties include a 1900 house in Kentucky, a renovated ranch in Atlanta and an adobe in New Mexico.
  
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• New: One dead in motorcycle crash

  13-04-2016 13:54
  
  One person has died and another was critically injured when the motorcycle they were riding crashed early Wednesday morning. Officers responding to a call to the 1000 block of Vista Brande NW found a motorcycle crashed into a wall and its riders critically injured, according to Albuquerque Police Spokesman Fred Duran. The driver’s injuries were severe and […]
  
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• New: One arrested following early morning SWAT situation

  13-04-2016 13:46
  
  A man was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after holding up in a motel room for several hours, according to Albuquerque Police Department Officer Fred Duran. Duran said that detectives were conducting routine patrols when they located a stolen vehicle in the area of the Motel 6 at 1701 University NE.  When detectives tried to talk […]
  
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• A Loving Look at Hispanic New Mexican Life

  13-04-2016 10:00 via lens.blogs.nytimes.com
  Soon after arriving in New Mexico in 1981, Kevin Bubriski was entranced by the generations-old culture and traditions of Hispano Nuevomexicanos, whose roots stretch back to the 1500s.
  
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• Volleyball: Travel to matches is no day at the beach for Lobos

  13-04-2016 08:05
  
  Toss the gear in the van and let's hit the beach.That's not as easy as it sounds for t ...
  
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• UNM hoops: Men’s team anticipates signing 6-foot-2 point guard

  13-04-2016 08:05
  
  Eldorado High and soon-to-be University of New Mexico graduate Cullen Neal will not make a previousl ...
  
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• College baseball: Broncos tee off on UNM’s Gonzalez for win

  13-04-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif.–There was no midweek magic for the University of New Mexico baseball t ...
  
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• Contractor caught on camera attacking dogs with pipe wrench

  13-04-2016 06:36
  
  The man in the orange vest appeared in Mike Willcox’s back yard without warning. By the time family members inside his Kingwood, Texas, home noticed the random figure striding past the backyard pool, it was too late. A large metal pipe wrench was already raised above the man’s head and he was swinging it wildly […]
  
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• Updated: Judge rules against couple in China's 1st same-sex case

  13-04-2016 06:02
  
  CHANGSHA, China (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ruled against a gay couple in China's first same-sex marriage case that…
  
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• Updated: FBI paid hackers to get cellphone data

  13-04-2016 06:02
  
  Information was used to crack the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorists who killed 14 people
  
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• Updated: Sandia Peak could someday be home to ‘mountain coaster’

  13-04-2016 05:30
  
  Bernalillo County commissioners agreed late Tuesday to consider financial incentives to help improve the attractions atop Sandia Peak — including the possibility of building New Mexico’s first “mountain coaster,” a roller coaster that could race beneath the forest canopy. The commission accepted introduction of a proposal to issue $9 million in industrial revenue bonds to […]
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ the musical is now ‘Hamilton’ the best-seller

  13-04-2016 04:57
  
  NEW YORK — “Hamilton” isn’t just a hit on Broadway. It’s a hit in print, too. A hardcover edition of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s celebrated musical about Alexander Hamilton was published Tuesday and topped Amazon.com’s best-seller list. It features the libretto and photographs and accounts of the show’s creation. “Hamilton: The Revolution” is out of stock on […]
  
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• Breaking: Owen, Bency win Rio Rancho runoff election

  13-04-2016 03:57
  
  Two political veterans are headed to the Rio Rancho Governing Body as Jim Owen and David Bency won their races in the runoff election Tuesday, according to unofficial election results announced minutes ago by the city. In the race for the District 1 City Council seat, Owen beat Joshua Hernandez, 333 votes to 302. In […]
  
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• Santa Fe paramedic accused of stealing, using dead man’s debit card

  13-04-2016 03:06
  
    SANTA FE — A Santa Fe city government paramedic is accused of stealing the debit card of a deceased man whom his emergency crew was called in to help and then making dozens of purchases on the card, including once when he went to Walmart in an ambulance. Michael John Harcharik, 31, was booked […]
  
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• Southern Arizona congresswoman questions TSA on long lines

  13-04-2016 02:31
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Security lines at Tucson International Airport have gotten so long they sometimes go from a terminal through the lobby all the way to another terminal. The waits prompted U.S. Rep. Martha McSally to send a letter Tuesday to the head of the Transportation Security Administration questioning how TSA was dealing with staffing […]
  
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• Comey: FBI, Apple court clash created unproductive ’emotion’

  13-04-2016 00:47
  
  WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday he was glad a court fight in California over access to a locked iPhone had ended because it “was creating an emotion around the issue that was not productive,” likening the rhetoric and passion surrounding the discussion to the debate over gun control. Comey told an audience […]
  
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• Hondo woman accused of firing shots at Roswell police

  13-04-2016 00:38
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — Authorities say a Hondo woman has been arrested for being in possession of stolen firearms and allegedly firing shots at Roswell police officers. Police say officers were trying to execute a search warrant on a Roswell house on Monday night. They say someone inside the house fired numerous shots toward the officers, […]
  
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• Updated: Trump amassing delegates who might not be loyal to him

  13-04-2016 00:37
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Already behind the curve in organizing for the Republican convention, Donald Trump has missed crucial deadlines in a number of states to lock up delegates who would stay loyal beyond the first ballot. Trump’s shortcomings in this behind-the-scenes campaign, which hasn’t played much of a role in selecting the GOP nominee […]
  
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• New Jersey judge: Cruz eligible for presidential nomination

  13-04-2016 00:37
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey judge has ruled that Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz meets the constitutional requirements to be president and may appear on the state’s presidential primary ballot. Judge Jeff Masin ruled Tuesday that a child of a citizen-father or citizen-mother is “indeed a natural born Citizen within the contemplation of the […]
  
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